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Seventeenth    Republican 
National    Convention 

HELD  IN 

CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS 
JUNE  8,  9,  10,  11  AND  12,  1920 

RESULTING  IN  THE  NOMINATION  OF 

WARREN   GAMALIEL  HARDING,  of  Ohio 
for  President 

AND  THE  NOMINATION  OF 

CALVIN  COOLIDGE,  of  Massachusetts 
for  Vice-President 


REPORTEJI  BY  GEORGE  L.  HART,  OFFICIAL  REPORTER 


Published  Under  the  Supervision  of  the  General  Secretary  of  the  Convention 


THE  TENNY  PRESS 

318-326  West  39th  St. 

New  York 


COPYRIGHT.  1920 
By  LAFAYETTE  B.  GLEASON 


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ILLUSTRATIONS 


Adams,  John  T. ...  42 

Babler,  Jacob  L 152 

Cook,  Willis   C 176 

Coolidge,    Calvin    6 

Gleason,  Lafayette  B .' 38 

Harding.   Warren   G 4 

Hart,   George   L 96 

Hays,   \Vill  H 14 

Hememvay,  James  A 88 

Henley,   L.   Wr 160 

Hert,  A.  T 28 

Highland,  V.  L . .  168 

Kinsley,  Earle  S 184 

Lodge,  Henry  Cabot ...  20 

Marlow,  Thomas  A 208 

Miller,  Clarence  B.  32 

McGraw,  J.  J 224 

Remmel,  H.  C 192 

Stanley,   Fred.   S ..112 

Sullivan,    Pat ...  80 

Thayer,  Edwin  P 144 

Thompson,  Wm.  Hale . .  128 

Upham,  Fred  W 72 

Warren,   Charles   B 104 

Williams,  Ralph  E 136 


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OFFICERS  OF  THE  CONVENTION 


CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE 

WILL.  H.  HAYS 

OF  INDIANA 
SECRETARY  OF  THE  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE 

CLARENCE  B.  MILLER 

OF  MINNESOTA 
TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  CONVENTION 

HENRY  CABOT  LODGE 

OF  MASSACHUSETTS 
PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  CONVENTION 

HENRY  CABOT  LODGE 

OF  MASSACHUSETTS 
GENERAL  SECRETARY 

LAFAYETTE  B.  GLEASON 

OF  NEW  YORK 
SERGEANT-A  T-ARMS 

EDWIN  P.  THAYER 

OF  INDIANA 


PROCEEDINGS 

OF   THE 

Republican  National  Convention 

HELD   IN 

CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS 

June  8,  9,  10,  11  and  12,  1920 


FIRST   DAY 


CONVENTION  HALL— THE  COLLISEUM 

CHICAGO,  ILL.,  TUESDAY,. JUNE  8,  1920. 

THE  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  REPUBLICAN  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE  (Ma. 
WILL  H.  HAYS,  of  Indiana).  The  Convention  will  please  be  in  order. 
Prayer  will  be  offered  by  Rt.  Rev.  Charles  Edward  Woodcock,  Epis- 
copal Bishop  of  Louisville,  Kentucky.  The  Convention  will  please 
arise  and  stand  during  the  invocation. 

INVOCATION     BY     THE     RT.     REV.     CHARLES     EDWARD 

WOODCOCK, 

Episcopal  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Louisville,  Ky. 

O  God  of  our  fathers  and  Leader  of  our  destinies,  who  dost  gov- 
ern all  things  in  heaven  and  in  earth,  whose  wisdom  is  infinite  and 
whose  power  no  man  can  resist,  we  acknowledge  Thee  as  the  Ruler  of 
all  nations  and  the  Guide  of  all  who  put  their  trust  in  Thee. 

Be  with  us,  Thy  children.  Let  Thy  mercy,  we  pray  Thee,  rest 
upon  this  whole  land,  and  make  us  to  know  and  feel  that  it  is  right- 
eousness that  exalteth  a  people. 

Thou  knowest  our  necessities  before  we  ask,  and  our  failure  often 
to  ask  aright.  Leave  us  not  to  our  own  course,  we  beseech  Thee,  but 

(7) 


8  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

so  direct  us,  by  Thy  mighty  power,  that  we  may  be  led  in  the  way 
that  makes  for  unity  and  peace.  So  enlighten  our  minds  that  we  may 
be  unashamed,  before  men,  to  seek  Thy  help,  nor  unafraid  to  obey 
Thy  will.  So  illumine  and  strengthen  us,  we  beg  Thee,  that  we  may 
cleave  steadfastly  to  the  right  as  Thou  dost  give  us  to  see  the  truth; 
that  we  may  make  no  compromise  of  duty  for  fear  of  consequences, 
and  nothing  doubting  where  Thou  dost  show  us  the  path  wherein  we 
should  walk. 

O  God,  fill  our  hearts  with  the  desire  to  promote  the  welfare  of 
our  nation,  and  enable  us  to  serve  in  loyalty  of  purpose  and  single- 
ness of  mind.  Direct  us  in  all  our  doings  that,  in  the  sacred  trust  of 
citizenship,  we  may  please  Thee  both  in  will  and  in  deed.  Let  not 
strife  divide  us  nor  greed  corrupt  us.  Banish,  we  implore  Thee,  all 
that  is  at  enmity  with  justice,  peace  and  right  order.  Allay  the  spirit 
of  unrest;  promote  the  spirit  of  good  will.  Call  forth  the  spirit  of 
unselfish  service,  establish  a  right  fellowship  among  all  men;  and, 
of  Thy  goodness,  enlarge  our  loyal  devotion  to  Thee,  and  increase 
our  unwearied,  disinterested  service  to  our  beloved  land. 

Be  with  those  who  are  gathered  here  charged  with  the  grave  re- 
sponsibility of  making  choice  of  a  fit  person  whom  they  may  nomi- 
nate for  the  high  office  of  leader  of  this  nation  and  upholder  of  her 
welfare.  Fill  them  with  a  deep  sense  of  their  accountability  to  Thee 
and  to  the  people  whom  they  represent.  Give  them  both  insight  and 
foresight,  bestow  upon  them  wisdom  and  courage,  and  move  them  to 
place  the  welfare  of  country  and  fitness  for  leadership  above  personal 
desire  in  the  fulfillment  of  their  trust  and  in  the  opportunity  of  making 
a  wise  choice. 

For  all  Thy  blessings  in  ages  past,  for  the  priceless  heritage  be- 
queathed from  our  fathers,  we  give  Thee  most  hearty  thanks;  praying 
Thee  to  be  with  us  at  this  and  all  times,  to  preserve  us  through  all 
the  turmoil  and  anxieties  of  these  troublous  days,  in  full  assurance  of 
Thy  presence  and  Thy  continual  help  wheresoever  Thy  people  ask 
Thy  will  and  keep  Thy  commandments. 

All  which  we  ask  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


SINGING  OF  THE  STAR  SPANGLED  BANNER 

THE  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE. — While  standing  the 
Convention  will  sing  The  Star  Spangled  Banner,  led  by  Mr.  Albert 
Edmund  Brown,  Director  of  Community  Singing,  Republican  League 
of  Massachusetts,  accompanied  by  the  band. 

Thereupon  officers,  delegates,  alternates,  and  guests  of  the  Con- 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL    CONVENTION  y 

vention   sang  the  first  and  last  verses  of  The  Star  Spangled  Banner, 
as  follows: 

"O  say  can  you  see  by  the  dawn's  early  light, 

What  so  proudly  we  hailed  at  the  twilight's  last  gleaming; 
Whose  broad  stripes  and  bright  stars  thro*  the  perilous  fight, 

O'er  the  ramparts  we  watched,  were  so  gallantly  streaming? 
And  the  rockets'  red  glare,  bombs  bursting  in  air! 

Gave  proof  thro'  the  night  that  our  flag  was  still  there! 
O  say,  does  the  star  spangled  banner  yet  wave 

O'er  the  land  of  the  free,  and  the  home  of  the  brave? 

"Oh,  thus  be  it  ever  when  free  men  shall  stand 

Between  their  loved  home  and  wild  war's  desolation;       • 
Blest  with  vict'ry  and  peace,  may  the  heav'n  rescued  land, 

Praise  the  Pow'r  that  hath  made  and  preserv'd  us  a  nation! 
Then  conquer  we  must,  when  our  cause  it  is  just! 

And  this  be  our  motto:  'In  God  is  our  trust!' 
And  the  star  spangled  banner  in  triumph  shall  wave 

O'er  the  land  of  the  free,  and  the  home  of  the  brave." 
MR.  ALBERT  EDMUND  BROWN. — Now  please  give  three  cheers  and  a 
tiger  for  the  greatest  country  on  earth,  the  United  States  of  America. 
Hurrah!     Hurrah!     Hurrah  for  the  United  States!     Tiger! 

Thereupon  the  entire  assemblage  gave  three  cheers  and  a  tiger. 

PHOTOGRAPH  OF  THE  CONVENTION 

THE  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE. — The  official  photograph 
of  the  Convention  will  now  be  taken.  As  far  as  possible  everybody 
will  face  the  camera,  located  in  the  northeast  corner  of  the  Coliseum, 
and  remain  perfectly  quiet  for  a  few  moments. 

Thereupon  a  photograph  was  taken  of  the  Convention. 

I 
CALL  FOR  THE  CONVENTION 

THE  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE. — The  next  order  of 
business  is  the  reading  of  the  call  for  the  Convention  by  the  Acting 
Secretary  of  the  National  Committee. 

MR.  CLARENCE  B.  MILLER,  of  Minnesota,  Acting  Secretary  of  the  Re- 
publican National  Committee,  read  the  call,  as  follows: 

To  the  Republican  Voters  of  the  United  States: 

In   pursuance  of  the  rules   adopted  by  the   Republican   National 
Convention  of  1916,  the  Republican  National  Committee  directs  that  a 
National    Convention    of    delegated    representatives    of    the    Republican 


10  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

Party  be  held  in  the  City  of  Chicago,  in  the  State  of  Illinois,  at  eleven 
o'clock,  A.  M.  on  Tuesday,  the  8th  day  of  June,  1920,  for  the  purpose 
of  nominating  candidates  for  President  and  Vice-President,  to  be 
voted  for  at  the  Presidential  Election  on  Tuesday,  November  2,  1920, 
and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come 
before  it. 

The  voters  of  the  several  States  and  of  Alaska,  Hawaii,  Porto 
Rico,  the  Philippine  Islands  and  the  District  of  Columbia  who  are 
in  accord  with  the  principles  of  the  Republican  Party,  believe  in  its 
declaration  of  policies,  and  are  in  sympathy  with  its  aims  and  pur- 
poses, are  cordially  invited  to  unite  under  this  call  in  the  selection 
of  Delegates  to  said  Convention. 

Said  National  Convention  shall,  as  provided  in  the  rules  adopted 
by  the  Republican  National  Convention  of  1916,  consist  of  four  Dele- 
gates-at-Large  from  each  State ;  two  additional  Delegates-at-Large 
for  each  Representative-at-Large  in  Congress  from  any  State ;  one 
Delegate  from  each  Congressional  District  in  each  State;  and  one 
additional  Delegate  for  each  Congressional  District  in  each  State  in 
which  the  vote  for  any  Republican  Elector  in  the  Presidential  Election 
of  1916,  or  for  the  Republican  nominee  for  Congress  in  the  Congressional 
Election  of  1918,  shall  have  been  not  less  than  (7,500)  seven  thou- 
sand five  hundred;  two  Delegates  each  from  Alaska,  Hawaii,  Porto 
Rico,  the  Philippine  Islands  and  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Delegates  shall  be  duly  qualified  voters,  men  or  women,  of  their 
respective  States,  Territories  or  Territorial  Possessions  and,  in  the 
case  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  residents  therein. 

Delegates-at-Large  and  their  Alternates,  and  Delegates  from 
Congressional  Districts  and  their  Alternates,  shall  be  elected  in  the 
following  manner: 

(1)  By   primary   election,   in   accordance   with   the   laws   of   the 
State  in  which  the  election  occurs,  in  such  States  as  require  by  law 
the  election  of  Delegates  to  National  Conventions  of  political  parties 
by  direct  primaries;  provided,  that  in  any  State  in  which  Republican 
representation   upon   the   board  of  judges  or  inspectors   of  elections 
for  such  primary  election  is  denied. by  law,  Delegates  and  Alternates 
shall  be  elected  as  hereinafter  provided. 

(2)  By  Congressional  or  State  Conventions,  as  the  case  may  be, 
to  be  called  by  the  Congressional  or  State  Committees,  respectively. 
Notice  of  the  call  for  any  such  convention  shall  be  published  in  a 
newspaper   or   newspapers   of   general   circulation   in   the   District   or 
State,  as  the  case  may  be.     In  a  Congressional  District  where  there 
is    no    Republican    Congressional    Committee,    the    Republican    State 
Committee  shall  issue  the  call  and  make  said  publication. 

All  Delegates  from  any  State  may,  however,  be  chosen  from  the 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  11 

State  at  Large,  in  the  event  that  the  laws  of  the  State  in  which  the 
election  occurs  so  provide. 

Alternate  Delegates  shall  be  elected  to  said  National  Conven- 
tion for  each  unit  of  representation  equal  in  number  to  the  number  of 
Delegates  elected  therein,  and  shall  be  chosen  in  the  same  manner 
and  at  the  same  time  the  Delegates  are  chosen;  provided,  however, 
that  if  the  law  of  any  State  shall  prescribe  the  method  of  choosing 
Alternates,  they  shall  be  chosen  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of 
the  law  of  the  State  in  which  the  election  occurs. 

The  election  of  Delegates  and  Alternates  from  Alaska,  Hawaii, 
Porto  Rico,  the  Philippine  Islands  and  the  District  of  Columbia  shall 
be  held  under  the  direction  of  the  respective  recognized  Republican 
Central  Committee  or  governing  committee,  therein,  in  conformity 
with  the  resolution  this  date  adopted  by  the  National  Committee, 
copies  of  which  resolution  will  be  furnished  to  the  governing  com- 
mittee of  the  Republican  Party  in  each  of  such  units  of  representation 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  National  Committee. 

All  Delegates  or  Alternates  shall  be  elected  not  earlier  than 
thirty  days  after  the  date  of  .this  call  and  not  later  than  thirty  days 
before  the  date  of  the  meeting  of  said  Republican  National  Conven- 
tion, unless  otherwise  provided  by  the  laws  of  the  State  in  which  the 
election  occurs. 

No  Delegates  or  Alternates  shall  be  deemed  eligible  to  participate 
in  any  Convention  to  elect  Delegates  to"  said  National  Convention  who 
were  elected  prior  to  the  date  of  this  call. 

The  credentials  of  each  Delegate  and  Altenate  elected  must  be 
forwarded  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Republican  National  Committee  at 
the  office  of  the  National  Committee,  923  Woodward  Building,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.,  at  least  twenty  days  before  the  said  8th  day  of  June, 
1920,  for  use  in  making  up  the  temporary  roll  of  the  Convention; 
except  in  the  case  of  Delegates  or  Alternates  elected  at  a  time  or 
times  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  the  State  in  which  the  election 
occurs,  rendering  impossible  the  filing  of.  credentials  within  the  time 
above  specified. 

All  notices  of  contests  shall  be  forwarded  in  the  same  manner, 
and  within  the  same  time  limit.  When  more  than  the  authorised  number 
of  Delegates  or  Alternates  from  any  State,  Territory  or  Territorial  pos- 
session are  reported  to  the  Secretary  of  the  National  Committee,  a  contest 
shall  be  deemed  to  exist  and  the  Secretary  shall  notify  the  several  claim- 
ants so  reported  and  shall  submit  all  such  credentials  and  claims  to  the 
whole  Committee  for  decision  as  to  which  claimants  reported  shall  be 
placed  on  the  temporary  roll  of  the  Convention;  provided,  however,  that 
the  names  of  Delegates  and  Alternates  presenting  certificates  of  election 
from  the  canvassing  board  or  officer  created  or  designated  by  the  law  of 


12  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

the  State  in  which  the  election  occurs,  to  canvass  the  returns  and  issue 
certificates  of  election  to   delegates  to  National   Convention   of  political* 
parties  in  a  primary  election,  shall  be  placed  upon  the  temporary  roll  of 
the  Convention  by  the  National  Committee. 

All  notices  of  contests  shall  be  submitted  in  writing,  accompanied 
by  a  printed  statement  setting  forth  the  ground  of  the  contests,  and 
must  be  filed  with  the  Secretary  of  the  National  Committee  at  least 
twenty  days  prior  to  the  meeting  of  the  National  Convention,  except 
in  the  case  of  Delegates  or  Alternates  elected  at  a  time  or  times  in 
accordance  with  the  laws  of  the  State  in  which  the  election  occurs, 
rendering  impossible  the  filing  of  notices  of  contests  within  the  time 
above  specified.  , 

The  Secretary  of  the  Republican  National  Committee  is  directed 
to  promulgate  this  call  by  sending  a  copy  thereof  to  the  member  of 
the  National  Committee  from  each  State,  Territory,  Territorial  pos- 
session and  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  to  inclose  therewith  copies 
of  the  call  for  the  Chairman  and  Secretary  of  the  State  Central  Com- 
mittee or  governing  committee  of  the  party  therein  to  be  forwarded 
to  said  Chairman  and  Secretary  by  the  member  of  the  National  Com- 
mittee. 

THE  APPORTIONMENT   OF   DELEGATES  TO   SAID    NATIONAL   CONVEN- 
TION,   IN   ACCORDANCE   WITH   THE  RULES   ADOPTED    BY   THE 
REPUBLICAN  NATIONAL   CONVENTION     OF    1916,    IS    AS    FOLLOWS: 

ALABAMA  4  Delegates  at  Large;   1  from  each  of  the  10  Congressnional 

Districts — total   14. 

ARIZONA        .  6   Delegates  at  Large. 

ARKANSAS  4  Delegates    at    Large;    2    each    from    the   3d    and    5th    Con- 

gressional  Districts;    1    from   each  of  the  other  districts 

total  13. 
CALIFORNIA  4  Delegates  at  Large;   2  from  each  Congressional   district — 

total    26. 
COLORADO  4  Delegates  at  Large;   2  from  each  Congressional  district — 

total   12. 
CONNECTICUT  4  Delegates  at  Large;  2  from  each  Congressional  district — 

total  14. 

DELAWARE  6  Delegates   at    Large. 

FLORIDA  4  Delegates  at  Large;   1  from  each  Congressional  District — 

total  8. 

GEORGIA  4  Delegates    at    Large;    2   from    the   9th    Congressional    Dis- 

trict;   1   from   each   of  the  other  districts — total    17. 
IDAHO  4  Delegates  at  Large;   2   from  each  Congressional   district — 

tot*l   8. 
ILLINOIS  8  Delegates  at  Large;  2  from  each   Congressional  District — 

total    58. 
INDIANA  4  Delegates  at  Large;   2  from  each  Congressional  district — 

total    30. 
IOWA  4  Delegates  at  Large;   2   from  each  Congressional  district — 

total   26. 
KANSAS  4  Delegates  at  Large;   2   from  each  Congressional   district — 

total  20. 
KENTUCKY  4  Delegates  at  Large;   2   from  each  Congressional   district — 

total   26. 
LOUISIANA  4  Delegates  at   Large;   2   from   each  Congressional   district — 

total   12. 
MAINE  4  Delegates  at  Large;   2   from   each   Congressional   district — 

total  12. 


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MARYLAND 

MASSACHUSETTS 

MICHIGAN 

MINNESOTA 

MISSISSIPPI 

MISSOURI 

MONTANA 

NEBRASKA 

NEVADA 

NEW   HAMPSHIRE 

NEW  JERSEY 

NEW  MEXICO 
NEW  YORK 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

NORTH  DAKOTA 
OHIO 

OKLAHOMA 
OREGON 
PENNSYLVANIA 
RHODE  ISLAND 
SOUTH  CAROLINA 
SOUTH  DAKOTA 
TENNESSEE 

TEXAS 

UTAH 

VERMONT 

VIRGINIA 

WASHINGTON 

WEST  VIRGINIA 

WISCONSIN 

WYOMING 
ALASKA 
DISTRICT   OF 
COLUMBIA 
HAWAII 
PHILIPPINES 
PORTO  RICO 


2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 

1  from  each  Congressional  District  — 

2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 
2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 


4  Delegates  at  Large;  2  from  each  Congressional  District  — 

total   16. 
4  Delegates  at    Large;    1    from   the    10th    Congressional   Dis- 

trict ;  2  from  each  of  the  other  districts  —  total  35. 
4  Delegates  at  Large;   2   from  each  Congressional  district  — 

total  30. 
4  Delegates  at  Large; 

toial    24. 
4  Delegates  at  Large; 

total   12. 
4  Delegates  at  Large; 

total    36. 
4  Delegates  at  Large  ; 

total   8. 
4  Delegates  at  Large  ;   2   from  each  Congressional   district  — 

total    16. 

6  Delegates  at  Large. 
4  Delegates  at  Large  ;   2  from  each  Congressional   district  — 

total  8. 
4  Delegates  at  Large;   2   from  each  Congressional  district  — 

total  28. 

6  Delegates  at  Large. 
4  Delegates  at  Large;   1  each  from  the  12th  and  13th  Con- 

gressional Districts  ;  2  from  each  of  the  other  districts  — 

total  88. 
4  Delegates    at    Large;    1    each    from   the    1st    and    2d    Con- 

gressional Districts;  2  from  each  of  the  other  districts  — 

total  22. 
4  Delegates  at  Large  ;  2   from  each  Congressional  district  — 

total    10. 
4  Delegates  at  Large; 

total  48. 
4  Delegates  at  Large; 

total  20. 
4  Delegates  at  Large;   2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 

total    10. 
12  Delegates  at  Large;  2  from  each  Congressional  District  — 

total   76. 
4  Delegates  at  Large  ;  2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 

total    10. 
4  Delegates  at  Large; 

total   11. 
4  Delegates  at  Large; 

total    10. 
4  Delegates  at  Large;  1  each  from  the  5th.  6th,  9th  and  10th 

Congressional   Districts;    2   from   each   of  the  other  dis- 

tricts—total 20. 
4  Delegates   at   Large;    2  from   the   14th   Congressional   Dis- 

trict ;    1   from  each  of  the  other  districts  —  total  23. 
4  Delegates  at  Large  ;   2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 

total   8. 
4  Delegates  at  Large;   2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 

total   8. 
4  Delegates   at    Large;    2    from   the   9th    Congressional   Dis- 

trict;  1   from  each  of  the  other  districts  —  total  15. 
4  Delegates  at   Large;   2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 

total    14. 
4  Delegates  at   Large;   2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 

total    16. 
4  Delegates  at  Large;   2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 

total  26. 

6  Delegates  at   Large. 
2  Delegates  at   Large. 


2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 
2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 


1  from  each  Congressional  District  — 

2  from  each  Congressional  district  — 


2  Delegates  at  Large. 
2  Delegates  at  Large. 
2  Delegates  at  Large. 
2  Delegates  at  Large. 

Total  Number  of  Delegates 984. 

JAMES   B.   REYNOLDS,  WILL   H.   HAYS, 

Secretary.  Chairman. 

Washington,  D.  C. 
December    10,    1919. 


14  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

ELECTION  OF  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN 

THE  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE. — Members  of  the  Con- 
vention: The  Republican  party  has  met  in  this  open  and  free  Con- 
vention to  accept  from  the  American  people  a  mandate  for  the  gov- 
ernment of  the  United  States.  As  Chairman  of  your  National  Com- 
mittee, I  report  progress.  Four  years  ago  the  normal  Republican 
majority  was  600,000  minus.  Two  years  ago  it  was  1,200,000  plus. 
Today  I  honestly  believe  it  is  double  that  number,  and  in  November  it 
should  exceed  3,000,000.  In  spirit  I  report  more  than  progress;  I  report 
fulfillment.  The  great  party  of  the  Union  has  become  a  unit.  It 
shall  so  continue.  There  will  be  no  bolt  from  this  convention.  (Ap- 
plause, loud  and  prolonged.) 

By  direction  of  your  National  Committee  I  present  the  name  of 
the  Honorable  Henry  Cabot  Lodge  to  act  as  your  temporary  chair- 
man. (Applause.) 

The  question  is  on  the  election  of  Senator  Lodge  as  temporary 
chairman  of  this  convention.  Those  in  favor  will  say  aye.  (A  mighty 
chorus  of  ayes.)  Those  opposed  will  signify  it  by  saying  no.  (A 
pause,  filled  in  by  a  roar  of  applause.)  He  is  unanimously  elected. 

I  will  ask  the  following  committee  to  escort  the  temporary  chair- 
man to  the  platform:  Hon.  Chauncey  M.  Depew,  of  New  York  (ap- 
plause), Hon.  Myron  T.  Herrick,  of  Ohio  (applause),  and  Mrs.  J. 
B.  Hume,  of  California  (applause). 

As  the  committee  proceeded  to  that  portibn  of  the  convention  hall 
where  the  Massachusetts  delegation  were  seated,  and  while  escorting 
Senator  Lodge  to  the  platform,  there  was  loud  and  prolonged  ap- 
plause on  the  part  of  delegates,  alternates  and  guests  of  the  Con- 
vention. 

THE  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE. — Ladies  and  Gentle- 
men of  the  Convention,  I  have  the  honor  to  present  your  temporary 
chairman,  Honorable  Henry  Cabot  Lodge,  of  the  United  States. 
(Applause.) 

ADDRESS  OF  THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN  (MR.  HENRY  CABOT  LODGE,  of  Massa- 
chusetts).— Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention: 
We  are  met  here  to  take  the  first,  the  most  decisive  step  in  the  politi- 
cal campaign  which  is  to  determine  the  party  control  of  this  great 
Government  for  the  next  four  years.  It  is  a  solemn  moment,  fraught 
with  vast  possibilities  of  either  good  or  evil.  Well  worth  our  while 
it  is  just  here  "upon  this  bank  and  shoal  of  time,"  to  pause  for  an 
instant  while  we  glance  swiftly  upon  the  scene  in  which  we  are  to 
fight  our  battle.  Behind  us  lies  the  greatest  war  of  history,  now  for 


HON.  WILL  H.  HAYS,  of  Indiana 
Chairman   of  the   Republican   National  Committee 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  15 

the  most  part  fallen  silent,  together  with  all  the  hideous  advances  of 
science  in  methods  of  taking  human  life,  which  battened  upon  it, 
halted  and  quiescent.  The  tempest  has  subsided,  but  the  ocean  still 
heaves  and  rolls  with  cresting  waves,  while  the  dead  seas  of  the  storm, 
which  has  passed,  crash  sullenly  against  the  shores  that  shelter  and 
sustain  the  vast  fabric  which  we  are  wont  to  call  our  civilization. 

( 

THE    HAVOC   OF   WAR. 

We  find  ourselves  gazing  upon  the  problems  and  trials  which 
the  huge  convulsion  has  left  to  us,  and  with  which  we  must  cope  and 
cope  successfully  if  we  are  to  rebuild  and  again  move  onward.  The 
ruined  towns,  the  broken  industries,  the  desolated  farms  are  there  be- 
fore our  eyes  wherever  the  battles  were  fought.  Countless  little 
mounds  mark  the  resting  places  of  the  dead  in  the  fields  and  on  the 
hillsides  torn  and  gashed  by  shot  and  shell.  Signals  of  mourning 
throughout  the  world  tell  us  of  the  irreparable  losses  of  all  nations, 
which  have  swept  away  such  an  appalling  portion  of  the  youth  of 
every  land,  those  in  whom  were  garnered  up  the  hopes  and  strength 
of  the  future. 

The  splendor  of  the  achievement  of  our  soldiers  and  sailors,  their 
dauntless  courage  and  unshrinking  service  will  always  remain  one  of 
the  proudest  memories  in  the  history  of  the  Republic.  But  the  dead 
return  not  and  the  shadow  of  the  great  sorrow  for  those  forever  gone 
will  never  be  lifted  from  the  hearts  of  the  people  who  sent  them  forth 
to  battle.  The  material  side  of  war  results  is,  like  the  spiritual,  ever 
with  us.  We  feel  in  daily  life  the  grinding  pressure  of  the  vast  debts 
and  heaped-up  taxes  which  have  been  piled  upon  our  shoulders  and 
upon  those  of  posterity.  Great  empires  have  been  swept  from  the 
earth,  ancient  monarchies  have  crumbled  in  an  hour,  and  long-estab- 
lished governments  have  tottered,  fallen  and  passed  away  like  a  watch 
in  the  night. 

THE   TASK   BEFORE   US 

All  these  things  stare  us  in  the  face,  pierce  our  attention  and 
arrest  our  thoughts.  But  this  is  not  all,  and  what  remains,  perhaps 
more  than  anything  else,  makes  incredibly  difficult  the  immense  task 
which  lies  before  us,  one  not  to  be  escaped  but  which  will  strain 
governments  and  people  to  the  top  of  their  bent  if  aught  that  makes 
life  worth  living  is  to  survive.  The  wrecked  towns,  the  shattered 
forts,  the  effaced  villages,  the  sinking  ships  were  not  the  only  victims 
of  the  storm  of  war.  Other  things,  the  impalpable  possessions  of 
the  mind  and  heart,  have  in  like  fashion  been  wounded  and  crippled. 
In  the  shock  of  war,  through  long  years  of  bitter  conflict,  moral  re- 
straints were  loosened  and  all  the  habits,  all  the  conventions,  all  the 


16  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

customs  of  life,  which  more  even  than  law  hold  society  together,  were 
swept  aside.  One  passion,  one  purpose — to  save  the  country,  to  save 
civilization,  to  preserve  freedom — rose  supreme.  It  could  not  be 
otherwise.  There  could  be  in  that  hour  but  one  question  asked  of 
men  and  women:  "Are  you  loyal  to  your  country  and  her  cause, 
ready  to  work  and  to  sacrifice  and  if  need  be  to  die  for  them?"  If 
that  single  demand  was  rightly  answered  nothing  else  mattered  in 
those  days  of  stress  and  anguish.  No  one  inquired  further. 

RESTLESSNESS  BRED  BY  WAR 

So  the  war  ended  and  victory  came;  the  great  adventure  was  over, 
and  men  and  women  came  back  to  find  the  old  ways  dull,  the  old  life 
tame,  the  old  restraints  burdensome,  and  they  themselves  possessed 
by  a  longing  for  excitement  and  a  hunger  for  change  unknown  be- 
fore. One  sees  the  result  in  the  restlessness  which  is  everywhere; 
in  the  mere  trifles  of  life,  in  dress,  in  amusements,  in  pleasure  seek- 
ing, in  the  greed  for  money  and  the  recklessness  of  expenditure  and 
what  is  infinitely  more  serious,  in  the  discontent  with  all  forms  of 
government  or  control  and  in  the  readiness  and  eagerness  to  destroy 
even  the  fundamental  principles  of  a  free  and  orderly  civilization 
without  which  law  and  order,  organized  society,  the  possibilities  of 
progress  and  the  chance  for  happiness  cannot  exist.  , 

This  state  of  mind  born  of  the  war  is  the  gravest  obstacle  in  the 
essential  work  of  restoring  a  shattered  world  and  making  the  great 
victory  a  blessing  to  mankind.  In  order  to  succeed  at  all  we  must 
understand  this  mental  and  moral  condition.  We  must  allow  for  it. 
We  must  be  very  patient.  We  must  steady  our  nerves.  We  must  be 
tolerant  and  above  all  open-minded.  We  must  call  on  our  common 
sense  and  self-restraint.  The  complex  problem  cannot  be  evaded,  and 
it  must  be  dealt  with  in  such  a  way  as  to  preserve  the  foundations 
of  society  and  enable  us,  those  once  secured,  to  advance  steadily, 
never  hurriedly  but  always  in  order,  toward  every  reform,  every  im- 
provement, every  form  of  true  progress  which  will  help  mankind 
It  is  a  gigantic  task  for  any  government  or  any  party.  No  party  and 
no  government  can  succeed  unless  they  meet  it  bravely,  looking  facts 
always  in  the  face  and  determined  to  do  their  best, — never  promising 
what  they  cannot  perform  and  never  yielding  to  the  facile  tempta- 
tions of  momentary  success.  (Applause.) 

DEMOCRATS   FAILED 

One  of  our  great  political  parties  has  failed  to  meet — nay,  is  in  a 
considerable  measure  responsible  for,  the  perilous  conditions  of  the 
hour.  The  only  other  organized  political  force  strong  enough  to 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL    CONVENTION  17 

grapple  with  the  encircling  dangers  is  the  Republican  party.  (Ap- 
plause.) If  that  too  fails  and  breaks  down,  the  Russian  descent  into 
barbarism  will  begin  to  draw  near.  Such  an  end  is  inconceivable  with 
the  American  people,  but  they  must  realize  the  peril  and  drive  it  back 
into  the  darkness  whence  it  comes.  We,  keepers  of  the  Republican 
faith,  must  therefore  succeed.  We  must  not  know  defeat  when  the 
great  responsibility  comes  to  our  hands.  To  the  service  of  1860  we 
must  add  a  live  service  in  1920.  Xo  larger  victory  at  any  time  could 
be  won  by  any  political  party.  We  must  both  earn  and  deserve  it. 
We  did  not  fail  in  the  Civil  War.  We  shall  not,  must  not  fail  now. 
(Applause.) 

MUST    END    THE    WILSON    DYNASTY 

In  order  to  render  to  our  country  the  service  which  we  desire  to 
render  and  which  we  can  accomplish  in  large  measure,  at  least,  if  we 
undertake  it  with  all  our  ability  and  in  a  disinterested  public  spirit, 
we  must  have  the  opportunity  for  service.  That  opportunity  can  only 
come  through  our  being  entrusted  by  the  people  with  both  the  legis- 
lative and  the  executive  authority.  To  this  end  Mr.  Wilson  and  his 
dynasty,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  or  Anybody  that  is  his,  anybody  who 
with  bent  knee  has  served  his  purposes,  must  be  driven  from  all  con- 
trol, from  all  influence  upon  the  Government  of  the  United  States. 
(Applause.)  They  must  be  driven  from  office  and  power  not  because 
they  are  Democrats  but  because  Mr.  Wilson  stands  for  a  theory  of 
administration  and  government  which  is  not  American.  (Applause.) 
His  methods,  his  constant  if  indirect  assaults  upon  the  Constitution 
and  upon  all  the  traditions  of  free  government,  strike  at  the  very  life 
of  the  American  principles  upon  which  our  Government  has  always 
rested. 

The  return  of  the  Democrats  to  power  with  Mr.  Wilson  or  one  of 
his  disciples  still  the  leader  and  master  of  a  great  party,  which  before 
his  advent  possessed  both  traditions  and  principles,  would  be  a  long 
step  in  the  direction  of  the  autocracy  for  which  Mr.  Wilson  yearns 
and  a  heavy  blow  to  the  continuance  of  free  representative  govern- 
ment as  we  have  always  conceived  and  venerated  it.  The  peril  in- 
separable from  Mr.  Wilson  and  his  system  goes  far  beyond  all  party 
divisions,  for  it  involves  the  fundamental  question  of  whether  the 
Government  of  the  United  States  shall  be  a  government  of  laws  and 
not  of  men,  whether  it  shall  be  a  free  representative  government  or 
that  of  a  dictatorship  resting  on  a  plebiscite  carried  by  repellent  meth- 
ods. Mr.  Wilson  and  the  autocracy  he  represents,  and  all  which  those 
who  believe  in  his  doctrines  and  share  his  spirit  represent,  must  be 
put  aside  and  conclusively  excluded  from  any  further  control.  (Ap- 
plause.) 


18  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

Bear  this  well  in  mind  throughout  the  campaign,  for  it  is  the  first 
condition  of  our  ability  to  enter  upon  the  path  which  will  carry  us 
forward  to  true  progress  and  to  wiser  laws.  It  is  the  path  of  Wash- 
ington, of  Lincoln  and  of  Roosevelt  from  which  Mr.  Wilson  has 
sought  to  drag  us.  We  can  only  regain  it  by  once  and  for  all  con- 
demning the  man  and  his  associates  who  have  thus  endeavored  to 
turn  us  from  the  right  road  into  the  dark  and  devious  ways  which 
with  all  nations  lead  to  destruction.  We  therefore  make  our  appeal 
for  support  to  all  who  love  America,  to  all,  whatever  party  name  they 
happen  to  bear,  who  are  true  to  the  faith  of  the  fathers,  to  join  with 
us  in  this  great  work  of  redemption.  The  defeat  of  the  present 
administration  and  all  it  means  transcends  in  importance  every  other 
question,  and  all  immediate  and  dominant  issues  are  bound  up  with 
it.  Without  that  defeat  every  chance  of  the  right  settlement  of  the 
mighty  questions  before  us,  so  sorely  needed  now  and  not  later,  will 
depart.  (Applause.) 

THE   FIRST  DUTY   OF   AMERICA 

The  ground  thus  cleared,  it  is  our  first  duty  as  Americans  to  re- 
establish certain  essential  principles  which  have  been  both  shaken  and 
invaded — shaken  by  the  shock  of  war,  invaded  by  those  who  had  their 
own  selfish  purposes  to  serve  even  in  the  hour  of  the  country's  dan- 
ger. (Applause.) 

The  earliest  beliefs  of  men  reveal  the  trust  of  mankind  in  order, 
as  the  divine  conqueror  of  chaos  and  eternal  night.  A  famous  poet 
tells  us  that  "order  is  Heaven's  first  law,"  and  history  repeats  the 
same  injunction.  All  the  civilization  ever  built  up  and  treasured  by 
mankind  has  rested  upon  the  establishment  of  law  and  order.  Law 
and  order,  the  supports  of  true  liberty,  the  firm  foundations  of  pros- 
perity and  progress,  have  always  ruled  in  the  United  States  and  have 
been  very  dear  to  the  hearts  of  the  American  people.  They  must 
never  be  weakened  or  impaired  unless  we  are  ready  to  see  all  that  we 
have  carefully  built  up  go  down  in  ruin  and  men  forced  once  more 
into  the  struggle  against  chaos,  followed  by  the  slow  and  toilsome, 
climb  out  of  the  darkness  of  anarchy  to  the  height  of  freedom  and 
accomplishment.  (Applause.) 

To  maintain  law  and  order  and  a  stable  government  where  jus- 
tice rules  and  the  rights  of  all  men,  high  and  low,  rich  and  poor,  shall 
be  protected,  we  must  have  a  government  of  the  people,  duly  chosen 
by  the  people,  and  never  must  there  be  permitted  any  government  by  a 
single  man  or  by  a  group  of  men  or  by  an  organized  minority.  (Ap- 
plause.) Tyranny  lurks  in  them  all  and  true  freedom  withers  when 
they  ascend  the  throne. 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  19 

GOVERNMENT   BY   AND  OF   THE   PEOPLE 

There  must  be  but  one  law  in  this  country  and  that  is  the  law 
framed  by  the  men  chosen  by  the  people  themselves  to  make  the  laws. 
(Applause.)  The  chief  magistrate  must  understand  that  it  is  his  duty 
not  only  to  enforce  but  to  abide  by  the  laws,  the  laws  made  by  the 
representatives  of  the  people,  and  when  those  laws  are  once  made 
they  must  be  obeyed  until  the  people  see  fit  to  change  them.  (Ap- 
plause.) The  will  of  the  people,  expressed  in  lawful  manner  through 
the  Government  of  the  United  States,  must  be  supreme,  for  the  Gov- 
ernment of  the  United  States  can  neither  suffer  revolt  nor  submit 
to  any  question  of  its  authority  on  the  part  of  any  man  or  any  group 
of  men  or  any  minority  of  the  people.  (Applause.)  When  free  gov- 
ernment fails,  autocracy  and  revolution  and  the  downfall  of  civiliza- 
tion as  we  have  known  it  are  at  hand.  Progress  will  cease  and  the 
decline  to  lower  stages  of  development  will  have  begun.  True 
progress  must  rest  upon  and  proceed  from  the  sound  principles  which 
sustain  all  free  government  and  to  such  progress  the  Republican  party 
always  has  been  committed.  Loyalty  to  the  United  States  and  obedi- 
ence to  the  people's  laws  are  the  corner-stones  of  the  Republic  and 
should  be  sustained  and  upheld  by  every  man  and  woman  in  every 
corner  of  our  great  land.  Keep  these  principles  sacred  and  un- 
touched and  all  the  rest  will  follow.  (Applause.) 

THE  REPUBLICAN   CONGRESS 

Let  me  turn  first  to  the  economic  conditions,  so  profoundly  dis- 
torted and  confused  by  the  war,  which  affect  our  daily  life,  are  essen- 
tial to  our  business  and  upon  which  our  material  prosperity  and  all 
the  benefits,  both  mental  and  moral,  which  flow  from  it  when  honestly 
acquired,  so  largely  depend.  Already  a  beginning  has  been  made  by 
a  Republican  Congress,  working  under  all  the  difficulties  and  opposi- 
tion imposed  by  a  hostile  Executive.  (Applause.)  Many  vital 
economic  measures  and  especially  protective  tariff  legislation  to  guard 
our  industries  are  impossible  with  a  Democratic  Free  Trader  of  So- 
cialistic proclivities  in  the  White  House.  To  accomplish  such  meas- 
ures as  these  we  must  have,  as  we  intend  to  have,  a  Republican  Presi- 
dent, in  sympathy  with  a  Republican  House  and  Senate.  (Applause.) 

Great  reductions  in  expenditures  have  been  effected  but  we  have 
been  met  with  resistance  in  some  of  the  departments  and  also  by 
habits  of  waste  backed  by  maladministration,  by  sacrifice  of  efficiency 
to  political  purposes,  never  so  recklessly  indulged  in  before,  and  in 
certain  cases  by  an  incompetency  so  marvellous  that  it  cannot  be 
due  to  nature,  but  must  be  the  result  of  art.  (Applause,  accompanied 
by  cries  of  "That's  true.")  Yet  despite  all  these  fettering  conditions 


20  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

an  amount  of  work  has  been  done  which  in  days  of  peace  would  have 
been  considered  remarkable  but  now  passes  almost  unnoticed  because 
great  events  have  so  crowded  on  each  other's  heels  in  the  years  of 
world  war  that  the  comprehension  and  appreciation  of  legislative  ac- 
complishment are  well  nigh  lost. 

A    FEW    EXAMPLES 

Let  me  give  a  few  examples  of  what  has  been  accomplished:  The 
estimates  have  been  reduced  over  a  billion  dollars.  (Applause.) 

The  oil-leasing  and  water-power  bills,  two  measures  of  large 
effect  and  high  importance,  which  have  been  halting  and  stumbling 
for  many  years  in  the  incapable  hands  of  a  Democratic  majority,  have 
passed  both  Houses  (applause),  but  the  President  has  vetoed  the 
water-power  bill.  (A  voice:  "That's  just  like  him.") 

We  have  passed  the  vocational  rehabilitation  act  for  the  benefit 
of  wounded  soldiers  and  several  acts  for  the  disposition  of  war  ma- 
terial, very  necessary  to  our  finances.  (Applause.) 

We  have  amended  and  improved  the  Federal  Reserve  and  the 
farmers'  loan  acts.  (Applause.) 

We  have  cared  for  the  soldiers  of  the  Civil  War,  straitened  in 
their  old  age  through  the  rise  in  prices,  by  an  increase  in  their  pen- 
sions. (Applause.) 

The  civil  service  retirement  law,  a  long-deferred  act  of  justice  to 
faithful  servants  of  the  Government,  has  been  passed  and  become  law. 
(Applause.) 

We  have  been  obliged  to  restore  the  Army  and  Navy  to  a  peace 
footing,  a  work  as  difficult  as  it  was  necessary.  (Applause.) 

Wo  have  met  this  by  two  most  important  measures,  the  Army 
and  Xavy  pay-bill  and  the  law  for  the  reorganization  of  the  Army  on 
a  peace  basis.  (Applause.) 

Two  of  the  most  important  acts  of  any  period,  the  shipping  act 
for  the  upbuilding  of  the  American  Marine  and  the  settlement  of  the 
affairs  of  the  Shipping  Board  and  the  law  establishing  the  Budget,  a 
great  measure'  of  economy  and  sound  financial  administration,  are 
conspicuous  as  our  latest  achievements.  (Applause.) 

But  the  budget  bill  was  vetoed  by  the  President  at  the  last  mo- 
ment on  the  ground  that  it  interfered  with  his  power  of  appoinment 
and  removal.  (A  voice:  "He's  an  autocrat.") 

The  list  of  beneficial  laws,  passed  under  adverse  circumstances, 
might  be  largely  extended  did  not  time  forbid.  But  these  are  enough 
to  show  the  far-reaching  results  of  the  labors  of  this  Congress,  whose 
time  is  but  little  more  than  half  spent. 

Some  of  the  master  minds  of  the  Democratic  party  are  now  chir- 
ruping away  like  incessant  little  birds  that  "the  Republicans  have 


HON.   HENRY   CABOT   LODGE,   of  Massachusetts 
Chairman   of   the   Convention 


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done  nothing."  I  should  be  glad,  omitting  the  two  years  of  war 
when  both  parties  worked  together,  to  put  the  recorded  accomplish- 
ment of  the  five  years  of  complete  Democratic  control  beside  that 
of  our  eighteen  months  hampered  by  an  inimical  administration.  Let 
me  assure  you  that  we  do  not  fear  the  comparison.  (Applause.) 

MUCH    REMAINS    TO    BE    DONE 

We  have  made  a  remarkable  beginning,  but  we  are  fully  conscious 
that  it  is  only  a  beginning.  Much  has  been  done,  much  more  remains 
to  do  and  we  pledge  ourselves  to  exert  all  our  energies  to  deal  with 
what  is  still  undone.  The  wreck  and  confusion  of  a  great  war,  in 
business,  finance  and  all  economic  conditions,  cannot  be  cleared  away 
and  fully  readjusted  in  a  year  and  a  half  nor  indeed  in  twice  that 
time.  Reconstruction  must  be  steady  and  energetic,  but  it  also  de- 
mands care  if  it  is  to  be  of  lasting  value.  (Applause.) 

i 

HIGH    COST    OF    LIVING 

The  rise  of  prices,  the  high  cost  of  living  which  reach  daily  into 
every  home,  is  the  most  pressing  as  it  is  the  most  difficult  and  most 
essential  problem  which  confronts  us.  Some  of  the  sources  of  this 
trouble  can  be  reached  by  legislation,  although  not  all,  but  every- 
thing that  can  be  effected  by  law  should  be  done  at  once.  (Applause.) 
Profiteering,  the  charging  of  extortionate  and  unjustified  prices,  which 
is  stupid  as  well  as  unlawful,  are  subject  now  to  ample  punitive  laws. 
Those  laws  should  be  enforced,  others  if  necessary  added,  and  the 
offenders  both  great  and  small  should  be  pursued  and  punished,  not 
in  the  headlines  of  newspapers  after  the  manner  of  the  present  Attor- 
ney general  (applause,  and  voices:  "That's  right"),  but  quietly,  thor- 
oughly and  efficiently,  in  the  courts  of  the  United  States.  Something 
more  in  this  direction  can  be  accomplished  by  the  proper  regulation 
of  cold  storage,  and  a  bill  for  that  purpose  has  passed  both  Houses 
and  is  now  in  conference.  (Applause.) 

Another  deep-seated  cause  of  the  rise  of  prices,  more  effective  in 
its  results  although  less  obvious  than  profiteering,  is  the  abnormal 
increase  per  capita  of  the  circulating  medium.  This  has  doubled  since 
the  war  began  and  if  in  the  space  of  a  few  years  the  amount  of  the 
circulating  medium  is  doubled  it  has  a  most  profound  effect  in  stimu- 
lating and  advancing  prices. 

During  the  war  credits  have  been  enormously  inflated  and  there 
have  been  large  additions  to  the  currency  through  the  Federal  Re- 
serve banks.  Here  is  possible  to  check  the  advance  of  prices  by  law. 
(Applause.)  We  can  provide  for  the  control  of  credits  in  such  man- 
ner as  to  give  preference  to  the  most  essential  products.  We  are 
also  able  to  reduce  the  amount  of  the  circulating  medium  in  the  form 
of  Federal  Reserve  bank  notes,  the  authority  having  been  given  during 


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the  war  to  increase  the  issue  of  those  notes  from  two  billions  to  four 
billions.  It  should  be  one  of  the  first  acts  of  Congress  to  deal  with 
this  essential  point,  and  it  would  have  a  marked  effect  in  reducing 
prices  by  steadying  them  and  bringing  them  down  to  a  lower  and 
more  normal  level. 

ENCOURAGE   PRODUCTION 

The  most  potent  remedy  of  all  against  advances  in  the  high  cost 
of  living,  however,  lies  in  production,  which  cannot  be  reached  directly 
by  statutes.  If  production  begins  to  fail  and  fall  off,  the  cost  of 
everything  will  be  advanced  by  the  simple  force  of  scarcity  which 
inevitably  drives  prices  upward.  The  most  essential  remedy  for  high 
costs  is  to  keep  up  and  increase  production,  and  particularly  should 
every  effort  be  made  to  advance  the  productivity  of  the  farms.  (Ap- 
plause.) Just  how  much  the  Government  can  do  in  this  direction  is 
uncertain,  but  it  can  aid  and  support  and  if  anything  can  be  done  it 
must  not  be  omitted  or  overlooked.  At  the  same  time  it  must  not  be 
forgotten  that  there  is  a  vast  difference  between  the  powers  of  the  Na- 
tional Government  in  time  of  war  and  those  which  it  possesses  in 
time  of  peace.  (Applause,  and  voices  "You  are  right.")  The  normal 
limitations  of  times  of  peace  restrict  very  much  the  powers  of  the 
general  government  and  in  helping  to  increase  the  productivity  of 
the  farms,  which  must  be  done  through  government  action,  the  Re- 
publican party  promises  to  use  every  power  in  this  direction  whether 
within  the  State  or  Federal  jurisdiction.  (Applause.) 

I  have  touched  upon  this  matter  of  prices  and  the  high  cost  of 
living  because  it  is  altogether  the  most  important  domestic  question 
now  before  the  country  and  one  to  which  the  Republican  party  should 
address  itself  without  delay  in  every  direction  where  help  is  pos- 
sible. •  There  are,  of  course,  as  I  have  said,  many  other  important 
economic  questions  to  be  dealt  with,  as  speedily  as  may  be,  but  th^> 
time  allotted  to  me  makes  it  impossible  to  touch  upon  them  all. 

THE   RAILROAD   QUESTION 

There  is,  however,  one  measure  which  cannot  be  passed  over,  a 
single  great  law  which  has  been  enacted  and  which  in  any  period 
would  be  sufficient  to  distinguish  a  Congress  as  one  of  high  accom- 
plishment. This  is  the  Railroad  Act.  (Applause.)  For  six  months 
able  committees  in  both  Houses,  committees  where  no  party  line  was 
drawn,  toiled  day  after  day  upon  this  most  intricate  of  problems. 
There  was  much  serious  debate  in  both  Senate  and  House  and  then 
the  bill,  signed  by  the  President,  became  law.  No  doubt  time  and 
experience  will  show  that  improvements  in  the  Act  can  be  made,  but 
in  the  main  it  is  a  remarkable  piece  of  legislation,  and  in  general 


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principles  is  entirely  sound,  and  nothing  could  be  more  unfair  than  to 
criticize  the  present  owners  contending  with  the  legacy  of  misman- 
agement, waste  and  confusion  bequeathed  by  the  Government  when 
it  returned  the  roads  only  three  months  ago.  (Applause.) 

The  Railroad  Law  possesses  also  an  importance  wholly  distinct 
from  its  provisions,  which  have  been  framed  with  extreme  care.  This 
Act  declares  a  national  policy  and,  so  far  as  any  law  can  do  it,  estab- 
lishes that  policy  as  a  rule  of  action.  The  policy  embodied  in  the  bill 
concedes  at  the  outset  that  it  is  of  course  impossible  to  return  to 
the  old  system  or  lack  of  system  in  the  management  of  railroads. 
They  must  henceforth  be  under  thorough  Government  supervision  and 
also  the  Government  must  have  over  them  a  large  measure  of  con- 
trol. The  transportation  system  of  the  country  can  no  longer  be 
suffered  to  continue  without  such  supervision  and  control.  But  the 
policy  also  represents  the  principle  that  the  Government  must  not 
assume  the  ownership  of  the  railroads.  (Applause,  loud  and  pro- 
longed.) Their  operation  and  management  must  be  left  in  private 
ownership.  (Applause.)  The  phrase  "government  ownership"  means 
not  only  that  the  Government  shall  own  the  railroads  but  also,  it  is 
to  be  feared,  that  those  who  run  the  railroads  shali  own  the  Govern-* 
ment.  (Applause.)  General  government  ownership  under  our  political 
system  would  inevitably  bring  about  the  mastery  of  the  Government 
by  those  who  operate  the  machinery  of  transportation  or  of  any 
other  industries  which  come  into  Government  possession. 

The  rights  of  the  general  public,  for  whom  all  industries  exist, 
would  disappear  under  this  scheme  and  nothing  would  be  left  to  the 
people  except  the  duty  of  paying  taxes  to  support  the  roads.  That  is 
a  very  perilous  position  for  a  representative  democracy.  Our  Gov- 
ernment must  not  be  dominated  by  any  one  man  or  any  class  or  any 
selected  body  of  men  who  represent  a  part  of  the  people  and  not  the 
whole  people.  (Applause.)  Moreover,  in  the  United  States,  govern- 
ment ownership  wherever  applied  to  an  industry,  whether  it  involves 
transportation  or  telegraphic  and  telephonic  communication  or  ship- 
building or  manufacturing,  is  a  very  inefficient  and  wasteful  system, 
badly  managed  and  certain  to  be  intolerably  burdensome  to  the  tax- 
payers. (Applause.)  This  point  it  is  not  necessary  to  argue  because 
the  country  through  the  demands  of  war  turned  the  railroads  over 
to  the  Government  and  we  have  had  the  painful  privilege  of  observ- 
ing the  performance  which  followed.  The  government  management 
which  ensued  was  inefficient,  the  railroads  were  wretchedly  conducted 
and  money  was  spent  and  wasted  with  a  prodigality  which  nothing 
can  defend.  (Applause.)  During  the  time  in  which  the  Government 
undertook  to  manage  the  railroads  they  sustained  despite  a  generous 
increase  in  freight  rates  a  loss  of  over  a  million  dollars  a  day  and 


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the  total  payments  out  of  the  treasury  to  support  the  railroads  have 
reached  the  enormous  sum  of  one  and  three-quarters  billions  of  dol- 
lars. There  was  universal  dissatisfaction  with  the  government  man- 
agement and  it  was  a  just  dissatisfaction.  The  experiment  failed  and 
should  not  be  renewed.  (Applause,  accompanied  by  voices  "You 
are  right.")  , 

THE    MEXICAN    MUDDLE 

From  domestic  affairs,  which  I  have  only  touched  upon  briefly, 
let  us  turn  to  foreign  questions,  to  our  relations  with  the  world  of 
other  nations.  Look  first  at  one  of  the  most  pressing  importance  just 
beyond  our  own  borders.  Look  at  Mexico.  For  seven  years  the 
United  States  has  been  pursuing  under  the  direction  of  the  President 
a  policy  of  "watchful  waiting."  (Laughter.)  The  President  saw  fit 
to  intervene  in  Mexico.  As  a  matter  of  fact  he  made  war  upon  Mex- 
ico, for  in  the  taking  of  Vera  Cruz  we  lost  some  120  men  in  killed 
and  wounded  and  several  hundred  unregarded,  incidental  Mexicans 
were  also  either  wounded  or  killed  in  the  conflict.  We  went  there  to 
exact  an  apology  for  the  treatment  of  some  of  our  sailors  at  Tam- 
pico.  The  apology  has  never  been  given  but  General  Huerta  was 
driven  from  power,  which  was  the  President's  real  purpose,  and  Mex- 
ico then  fell  into  a  state  of  anarchy  which,  growing  constantly  worse, 
has  continued  to  this  day. 

The  President  saw  fit  to  recognize  Carranza,  who  was  chosen  by 
a  military  junta,  as  political  chief.  He  thus  furnished  an  essential 
support  to  the  Carranza  government  and  what  has  been  our  reward? 
Over  600  Americans  have  been  murdered  in  Mexico,  some  under  cir- 
cumstances of  great  brutality.  For  these  murders  no  reparation  has 
been  made.  Decorated  by  endless  futile  and  useless  notes  they  have 
gone  on  unchecked.  To  have  been  an  American  citizen  in  Mexico 
added  to  a  man's  danger.  The  words  "I  am  an  American  citizen," 
instead  of  being  a  protection,  as  they  ought  to  be,  in  every  corner 
of  the  world,  were  an  absolute  peril  to  anyone  who  was  entitled  to 
that  high  distinction.  (A  voice:  "We're  paying  the  price  of  'Watch- 
ful Waiting.' ") 

Mexico  teemed  with  German  plots.  The  Mexican  Government, 
largely  the  offspring  of  Mr.  Wilson's  recognition,  did  not  support  us 
in  the  war,  but  gave  aid  so  far  as  it  was  possible  to  the  cause  of  our 
enemies.  Yet  we  still  continued  to  support  Carranza.  His  govern- 
ment sent  agents  into  this  country  to  foment  industrial  trouble  and 
to  bring  on  strikes.  They  allied  themselves  with  the  bolshevist  and 
anarchist  elements.  Nothing  was  done  by  the  United  States.  Car- 
ranze  insulted  the  American  Government  in  every  possible  way  and 
still  nothing  was  done.  We  fell  so  low  that  when  an  American  was 
seized  by  one  of  the  many  bands  of  brigands  and  held  for  ransom 


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all  that  the  Government  of  the  United  States  would  do  was  to  offer 
to  be  the  channel  for  conveying  the  ransom  of  their  citizens  to  the 
highwaymen  who  had  seized  them.  (A  voice:  "What  a  shame  it 
was!")  The  mere  statement  seems  incredible  but  it  is  in  exact  accord- 
ance with  the  facts  in  some  cases.  Still  nothing  was  done  and  we 
watched  and  waited.  Naturally  we  lost  our  influence  in  Mexico  and 
what  was  far  more  important  we  lost  the  respect  of  the  Mexican 
people  by  the  manner  in  which  we  submitted  to  every  sort  of  insult 
and  outrage. 

ENOUGH    OF    "WATCHFUL   WAITING*' 

We  have  watched  and  waited  long  enough.  It  is  time  that  this 
condition,  disgraceful  to  us  and  ruinous  to  Mexico,  should  cease. 
(Applause.)  We  need  a  firm  hand  at  the  helm.  We  need  a  man  who 
will  think  not  only  of  the  rights  of  the  United  States  but  of  the  wel- 
fare of  Mexico.  The  Mexican  people  would  not  resent  the  influence 
or  intervention,  of  the  United  States  if  it  would  only  help  to  bring 
them  peace  under  a  president  of  their  own  choosing.  The  great  mass 
of  the  Mexican  people  wish  to  work  and  earn  money.  They  long  to  be 
able  to  sleep  in  peace  and  not  be  subject  to  pillage  and  outrage. 
Thousands  of  them  look  to  us  for  help.  Let  the  Mexicans  choose  as 
their  president  some  strong  and  upright  man  who  is  friendly  to  the 
United  States  and  determined  to  establish  order  and  then  let  the 
United  States  give  him  a  real  and  cordial  support,  and  so  strengthen 
and  uphold  him  that  he  will  be  able  to  exterminate  the  bandits  and 
put  an  end  to  the  unceasing  civil  war  which  has  well  nigh  completely 
ruined  one  of  the  finest  and  most  valuable  countries  on  the  face  of 
the  earth.  (Applause.) 

We  must  watch  and  wait  no  longer.  We  must  have  a  man  who 
has  a  policy  and  who  will  act.  (Applause.)  Nothing  can  ever  be 
accomplished  under  the  Wilson  administration  or  any  administration 
in  sympathy  with  it.  Their  miserable  record  of  hopeless  failure  in 
Mexico  has  been  unbroken  for  seven  years.  The  time  has  come  to 
put  an  end  to  this  Mexican  situation,  which  is  a  shame  to  the  United 
States  and  a  disgrace  to  our  civilization.  If  we  are  to  take  part  in 
pacifying  and  helping  the  world,  let  us  begin  here  at  home  in  Mexico. 
(Applause.)  If  we  assert  and  protect  the  Monroe  doctrine  against 
Europe,  as  we  must  for  our  own  safety,  we  must  also  accept  and 
fulfill  the  duties  and  responsibilities  which  that  doctrine  imposes. 
(Applause.) 

MANDATE   FOR   ARMENIA 

The  President  has  been  unable  or  unwilling  to  do  anything  for 
Mexico,  where  civil  war  has  raged  for  years,  where  anarchy  exists 
and  where  the  people  are  suffering.  But  he  thinks  ijt  our  duty  to 


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take  a  mandate  for  Armenia,  which  would  involve  our  sending  an 
army  there  for  an  indefinite  time  and  which  would  cost  including  the 
army  and  civil  expenditures  275  millions  for  the  first  year,  besides 
entangling  us  in  all  the  quarrels  and  intrigues  of  Asia  Minor  and  the 
surrounding  countries.  (A  voice:  "We  must  not  do  it.")  Mexico  lies 
at  our  doors.  It  is  a  primary  duty  for  us  to  deal  with  it  under  the 
Monroe  doctrine,  but  nothing  has  been  done,  and  yet  we  are  asked  to 
take  a  mandate  for  Armenia!  The  American  people  have  a  deep 
sympathy  for  Armenia.  They  have  already  given  over  40  million  dol- 
lars for  the  relief  of  those  starving  and  suffering  people,  a  brave  and 
gallant  people  who  deserve  assistance  and  who  have  established  a 
government.  We  are  anxious  to  help  Armenia  in  all  reasonable  ways 
and  no  doubt  shall  do  so,  but  to  take  a  mandate  to  control,  protect 
and  govern  that  country  would  involve  our  sending  our  sons  and 
brothers  to  serve  and  sacrifice  their  lives  in  Armenia  for  an  indefinite 
time.  This  is  a  mandate  which  we  in  the  Senate  of  the  United  States 
think  should  not  be  undertaken.  It  is  a  plan  to  get  us  involved  in 
the  responsibilities  of  the  League  of  Nations  and  all  the  wars  in  which 
it  may  be  engaged,  without  our  being  a  member  of  the  League.  To 
such  a  proposition  the  only  answer  is  plain  refusal.  On  the  other 
hand  what  the  President  has  neglected — a  like  condition  among  an 
unfortunate  people  at  our  very  doors — we  must  take  up  and  by  a  wise 
and  firm  policy  restore  Mexico  to  the  position  which  she  ought  to 
occupy  and  thereby  help  and  relieve  her  people  and  so  benefit  the 
world  and  extend  the  reign  of  peace.  (Applause.) 

KEEPING   US    FROM    PEACE 

As  the  great  war  in  Europe  pushed  Mexico  into  the  background 
and  turned  the  thoughts  of  all  away  from  it,  so  there  is  at  this  mo- 
ment another  great  question  of  our  relations  to  the  civilized  world 
which  overshadows  every  other.  When  the  armistice  with  Germany 
was  signed  the  course  to  be  pursued  was  clear.  It  was  urged  by  Re- 
publican Senators  before  the  armistice  and  immediately  afterwards. 
That  course  was  to  make  the  peace  with  Germany  at  once  and  then 
take  up  for  reasonable  consideration  the  question  of  establishing  such 
future  relations  with  our  associates  in  the  war  as  would  make  for  the 
future  peace  of  the  world.  If  this  had  been  done  we  could  have  had 
full  peace  with  Germany  three  months  after  the  armistice.  (Ap- 
plause.) This  Mr.  Wilson  prevented.  He  went  to  Europe  with  the 
greatest  opportunity  for  large  service  to  the  world  ever  offered  to 
any  one  man.  He  insisted  on  going  himself,  for  he  trusted  no  one 
else.  (Laughter.)  We  then  had  the  confidence,  the  gratitude  and 
the  friendship  of  every  European  nation,  which  thanks  to  the  Presi- 
dent we  possess  no  longer. 


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If  Mr.  Wilson  had  said:  We  came  here  to  help  you  win  this  war 
in  defense  of  civilization.  The  war  is  won.  All  we  now  insist  upon 
is  that  Germany  shall  be  put  in  such  a  position  as  not  to  be  able 
again  to  threaten  the  peace  and  freedom  of  mankind.  Our  own  ques- 
tions in  the  American  hemisphere  we  will  care  for  ourselves.  We 
have  interests  in  the  Far  East  which  we  shall  wish  to  have  pro- 
tected, but  your  own  'European  questions  you  must  settle  and  we  will 
accept  the  settlement  to  which  you  agree.  Wre  are  not  here  seeking 
territory  or  to  dictate  what  you  shall  do  in  regard  to  either  territory 
or  boundaries.  Then  indeed  we  should  have  been  entitled  to  the 
gratitude  of  the  world  not  only  for  our  decisive  services  in  the  war 
but  for  generous  assistance  in  making  a  lasting  peace.  (Applause.) 

But  Mr.  Wilson  did  not  do  this.  He  had  apparently  only  one 
aim,  to  be  the  maker  of  a  league  of  which  he  should  be  the  head.  He 
was  determined  that  there  should  be  a  League  of  Nations  then  and 
there  and  in  order  to  nullify  the  powers  of  the  Senate  given  by  the 
Constitution  of  the  United  States  he  decided  to  make  the  League 
an  integral  part  of  the  treaty  of  peace  with  Germany.  Thus  he  pre- 
sented to  the  Senate,  and  intended  to  present,  a  dilemma  from  which 
he  believed  there  was  no  escape.  (Laughter,  accompanied-  by  a 
voice  "But  he  did  not  get  away  with  it.")  In  order  to  have  peace 
with  Germany  he  meant  to  compel  the  Senate  to  accept  with  it  the 
League  of  Nations.  It  was  indeed  a  difficult  situation  which  he  thus 
created.  But  Republican  Senators  believed  their  duty  to  be  clear 
before  them  and  did  not  shrink  from  fulfilling  it.  (Applause.) 
Thirty-nine  of  them  in  March,  1919,  signed  a  statement  setting  forth 
that  the  first  draft  of  the  League  as  Mr.  Wilson  brought  it  back, 
announcing  that  it  must  be  taken  just  as  it  stood,  could  no  be  ac- 
cepted by  the  Senate  in  that  form.  (Applause.) 

The  President  returned  to  Europe  with  this  warning  before  him 
and  before  the  world.  He  admitted  a  few  slight  changes  in  the  cov- 
enant, for  the  most  part  unimportant  and  some  of  which  made  the 
second  draft  worse  than  the  first.  He  forced  the  Allied  and  Associ- 
ated Powers  to  yield  to  his  demand  that  the  covenant  of  the  League 
should  be  interwoven  with  the  treaty  of  peace.  To  accomplish  this 
he  surrendered  the  principle  of  the  freedom  of  the  seas — whatever 
that  may  have  been — to  Great  Britain,  and  he  made  promises  and 
concessions  to  France — not  yet  fulfilled — which  brought  him  the 
French  support.  Having  thus  carried  his  point  abroad  he  brought  the 
treaty  with  Germany  home  and  laid  it  before  the  Senate.  To  the 
great  mass  of  the  American  people  he  said:  "This  covenant  of  the 
League  of  Nations  will  bring  to  the  world  a  lasting  peace."  (Laugh- 
ter.) 


28  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

LIGHT    GIVEN    TO    PUBLIC 

Everyone  desired  lasting  peace  and  without  pausing  to  consider 
or  even  to  read  the  covenant,  thousands  upon  thousands  of  good  peo- 
ple united  in  the  demand  that  the  Senate  ratify  and  take  the  League 
at  once  and  without  consideration,  just  as  it  stood.  The  Republicans 
of  the  Senate,  perceiving  the  dangers  of  the  League,  determined  to 
resist  Mr.  Wilson's  demand,  even  at  the  cost  of  delaying  the  treaty 
of  peace  with  Germany.  (Applause.)  They  felt  that  the  one  thing 
necessary  was  to  have  the  people  understand  the  treaty,  that  they 
might  realize  what  it  meant  and  what  it  threatened. 

So  the  long  debate  began  and  it  has  lasted  for  more  than  a  year. 
At  the  outset  that  portion  of  the  people  who  wished  an  instantaneous 
and  unqualified  acceptance  of  a  covenant  which  most  of  them  had 
never  read  had  possession  in  large  measure  of  the  press  and  other 
methods  of  obtaining  publicity  and  thus  were  able  to  keep  up  a  con- 
tinual cry  for  immediate  ratification.  The  vocal  part  of  the  com- 
munity felt  almost  universally,  as  they  listened  to  each  other's  voices, 
that  the  whole  country  was  with  them,  but  they  forgot  the  great 
inarticulate  masses  of  the  people  who  went  silently  about  their  work 
and  their  business,  who  did  not  write  letters  to  the  newspapers  or 
publish  circulars  or  spend  millions  in  spreading  their  views  through 
powerful  organs  and  active  associations  but  who  simply  loved  their 
country  and  thought  first  of  the  interests  of  America.  (Applause.) 
The  debate  in  the  Senate  spread  to  them.  They  read  the  speeches, 
they  listened  to  the  arguments,  and,  what  was  far  more  important,  they 
began  to  read  and  discuss  the  covenant  of  the  League  themselves,  in 
the  street,  by  the  firesides,  wherever  men  and  women  meet  together. 
They  began  to  understand  the  League.  They  began  to  know  what 
it  meant.  They  saw  it  was  an  alliance  and  not  a  league  for  peace. 
They  saw  that  it  did  not  mention  the  Hague  Conventions  which  we 
all  desired  to  have  restored  as  foundations  for  further  extensions,  did 
nothing  for  the  development  of  international  law,  nothing  for  a  world 
court  and  judicial  decisions,  and  nothing  looking  toward  an  agree- 
ment as  to  dealing  with  non-justiciable  questions.  (Applause.) 

These  real  advances  toward  promoting  peace,  these  constructive 
measures  were  all  disregarded  and  the  only  court  mentioned  was 
pushed  into  an  obscure  corner.  The  people  began  to  perceive  with 
an  intense  clearness  that  this  alliance,  silent  as  to  real  peace  agree- 
ments, contained  clauses  which  threatened  the  very  existence  of 
the  United  States  as  an  independent  power — threatened  its  sovereignty, 
threatened  its  peace,  threatened  its  life.  The  masses  of  the  people  be- 
came articulate.  Public  opinion  steadily  changed  and  today  the  number 
of  Americans  who  would  be  willing  to  accept  the  covenant  of  the  League 


A.   T.   HERT,  of  Kentucky 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Arrangements 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL    CONVENTION  29 

of  Nations  just  as  the  President  brought  it  back  from  Europe  is  negligi- 
ble. (Applause.)  The  American  people  will  never  accept  that  alliance 
with  foreign  nations  proposed  by  the  President.  (Applause.)  The  Presi- 
dent meantime  has  remained  inflexible.  He  is  determined  to  have  that 
treaty  as  he  brought  it  back  or  nothing  and  to  that  imperious  demand  the 
people  will  reply  in  tones  which  cannot  be  misunderstood.  X6  man  who 
thinks  of  America  first  need  fear  the  answer.  (Applause.) 

THE    FAMOUS    ARTICLE    10 

Mr.  "Wilson  said  in  a  recent  letter  to  Senator  Hitchcock:  "For  my 
own  part  I  am  not  willing  to  trust  to  the  counsel  of  diplomats  the 
working  out  of  any  salvation  of  the  world  from  the  things  which  it 
has  suffered."  And  he  said  this  in  behalf  of  an  alliance  whose  repre- 
sentatives will  all  be  diplomats  and  politicians.  They  will  all  act  in 
behalf  of  the  interests  of  their  respective  countries  and  they  will  have 
nothing  judicial  about  them.  (Applause.)  Strip  the  League  of  every 
clause  which  involves  the  action  of  political  representatives  in  the 
Assembly  and  the  Council  and  you  leave  but  one  article  in  which  the 
diplomats  of  the  League  as  such  will  have  no  power. 

That  is  the  famous  Article  10.  Most  of  the  League  covenant  was 
prepared  by  General  Smuts,  of  South  Africa,  but  Article  10  was  the 
work  of  the  President  of  the  L'nited  States.  It  is  true  this  article  is 
free  from  diplomats,  but  it  rests  entirely  upon  naked  force.  In  that 
way  peace  is  to  be  preserved  and  the  nations  freed  from  war  by  mul- 
tiplying the  opportunities  for  the  use  of  force.  Each  individual  nation 
is  bound  by  Article  10  to  go  to  war  for  the  protection  of  the  terri- 
torial integrity  and  the  political  independence  of  every  other  nation 
in  the  world  at  the  time  of  signature;  that  is,  for  the  protection  of 
States  some  of  which  are  not  yet  determined  or  established,  for  the 
protection  of  boundaries  which  no  man  can  define.  We  were  to  give 
such  a  guarantee  and  any  of  the  countries  in  the  League  in  the  event 
of  exterior  aggression  could  have  demanded  our  armed  assistance, 
and  our  soldiers  and  sailors  must  then  have  gone  forth  at  the  com- 
mand of  foreign  countries  unless  we  shattered  all  hope  of  world 
peace  by  breaking  a  solemn  moral  obligation.  The  Republicans  of 
the  Senate,  no  matter  what  their  future  fate  might  be,  were  deter- 
mined that  a  covenant  containing  that  article  unmodified  should  never 
be  ratified.  (Applause.)  It  became  every  day  clearer  to  them  that 
the  alliance  called  a  League  of  Nations,  instead  of  being  a  guarantee 
for  the  world's  peace,  was  a  breeder  of  war  and  an  enemy  of  peace. 
As  we  studied  it — and  a  majority  of  Senators  desired  to  have  some 
League  if  possible  which  should  be  a  genuine  League  of  Peace — 
we  found  that  it  dragged  us  not  only  into  every  dispute  and  every 
war  in  Europe  and  in  the  rest  of  the  world  but  that  our  soldiers  and 


30  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

sailors  might  be  forced  to  give  their  lives  in  quarrels  not  their  own 
at  the  bidding  of  foreign  governments.  (A  voice:  "We  don't  want 
that.") 

INTERFERENCE    IN    DOMESTIC   QUESTIONS 

It  also  appeared  that  our  domestic  questions,  like  immigration, 
could  be  interfered  with;  that  the  interpretation  of  the  Monroe  Doc- 
trine was  to  be  left  to  the  decision  of  the  League ;  that  we  were  to  be 
made  participants  in  the  outrageous  disposition  of  Shantung  which 
robbed  a  friendly  nation  and  gave  the  proceeds  of  the  robbery  to  her 
worst  enemy;  and  that  finally  we  were  to  have  in  the  Assembly  of 
the  League  only  one  vote  to  Great  Britain's  six.  These  provisions 
were  all  intolerable.  (Applause.) 

Reservations  were  adopted  which  relieved  us  from  every  obliga- 
tion under  Article  10,  which  took  all  our  domestic  questions  com- 
pletely out  of  the  jurisdiction  of  the  League,  which  once  and  for  all 
placed  the  Monroe  Doctrine  beyond  any  interference  by  Europe  or 
any  foreign  power,  and  which  refused  our  assent  to  the  cruel  wrong 
of  Shantung.  (Applause.)  We  also  made  it  imppssible  to  subject 
the  United  States  to  the  proposed  inequality  in  voting  power,  for  we 
profoundly  believed  that  the  United  States  must  never  take  part  in 
any  council  of  the  nations  where  her  vote  was  not  equal  to  that  of  any 
other  power  represented.  (Applause.) 

Some  of  us  were  deeply  convinced  that-  there  ought  to  be  no 
League  at  all  and  that  absolute  safety  could  be  obtained  in  no  other 
way;  others  of  us,  more  numerous,  believed  that  the  reservations  I 
have  described  would  protect  the  United  States  against  the  perils  of 
the  covenant  if  we  joined  the  League.  We  were  all  firmly  united  in 
our  determination  that  the  League  as  submitted  by  Mr.  Wilson  must 
never  pass.  (Applause,  and  a  voice:  "It  shall  not  pass.")  We  were 
also  agreed  that  Mr.  Wilson's  League  with  what  he  called  "interpre- 
tative reservations,"  or  with  anything  those  obedient  to  him  approved, 
was  just  as  bad,  just  as  menacing  as  the  original.  Twice  we  offered 
the  President  and  his  most  faithful  supporters  an  opportunity  to 
ratify  the  treaty  with  reservations.  Twice  his  followers,  obedient 
to  his  orders,  rejected  the  treaty  with  the  reservations  I  have  out- 
lined. (A  voice:  "And  now  let  the  people  speak.") 

A   VETO   WITHOUT  REASON 

The  Republicans  of  the  Senate  then  made  another  effort  to  put 
an  end  to  the  state  of  technical  war  with  Germany  and  at  the  same 
time  rid  the  country  of  those  measures  which  were  adopted  under 
the  war  powers  of  the  constitution  and  which  are  clearly  unconstitu- 
tional in  time  of  peace.  They  would  thus  have  relieved  the  business 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  31 

and  the  daily  occupations  of  the  people  from  the  burden  of  war 
legislation  and  at  the  same  time  have  preserved  to  the  United  States 
under  the  terms  of  the  resolution  all  benefits  accruing  to  the  United 
States  under  provisions  of  the  treaty  of  Versailles.  (Applause.)  This 
resolution  was  passed  by  both  branches  of  Congress  and  vetoed  by 
the  President  in  a  message  which  furnished  neither  argument  nor  rea- 
son for  the  veto  but  which  it  must  be  admitted  had  a  pleasant  touch 
of  humor  in  its  allusion  to  the  freedom  of  the  seas.  (Laughter.) 

The  House  and  Senate  also  passed  a  resolution  repealing  all  the  war 
legislation  with  three  exceptions.  The  President  vetoed  it.  His  auto- 
cratic powers  must  not  be  disturbed.  (Laughter.) 

Thus  the  President  demonstrated  again  that  unless  he  could  have 
his  own  way  exactly  and  without  any  modification  he  would  not  permit 
the  country  to  be  at  peace,  an  exercise  of  executive  power  never  con- 
templated by  the  Constitution.  (A  voice:  "He  didn't  keep  us  out  of  war 
but  he  is  keeping  us  from  peace.") 

TREATY   UP  TO  THE  PEOPLE 

There  the  story  ends.  We  have  stopped  Mr.  Wilson's  treaty  and 
the  question  goes  to  the  people.  In  1916  Mr.  Wilson  won  on  the  cry 
that  "he  had  kept  us  out  of  war."  He  now  demands  the  approval 
of  the  American  people  for  his  party  and  his  administration  on  the 
ground  that  he  has  kept  us  out  of  peace.  (Laughter.) 

We  of  the  Senate  believe  that  we  have  performed  a  high  and 
patriotic  duty  and  we  ask  you,  representatives  of  the  Republican 
party,  to  approve  our  course  and  stand  by  what  we  have  done.  (Ap- 
plause, accompanied  by  cries  "We  will.")  The  next  act  will  fill  a 
larger  stage  and  the  people  will  decide  between  us  and  the  Presi- 
dent. The  League  must  be  discussed  in  every  district  and  in  every 
State  and  we  desire  to  have  the  verdict  so  clearly  given  that  no  man 
who  seeks  to  represent  the  people  in  the  Senate,  in  the  House  or  in 
any  place  or  any  degree,  can  have  the  slightest  doubt  as  to  his  duty. 
(Applause,  and  voices  "That's  right.")  We  make  the  issue;  we  ask 
approbation  for  what  wre  have  done.  The  people  will  now  tell  us 
what  they  think  of  Mr.  Wilson's  League  and  its  sacrifice  of  America. 
(Applause.)  The  shifting  scene  in  Europe,  with  its  wars  and  dis- 
putes, its  changing  governments  and  fleeting  boundaries  which  we 
are  asked  to  guarantee,  will  instruct  the  people  from  day  to  day  and 
we  confidently  leave  the  future  and  the  protection  of  their  sons  and 
brothers  and  of  the  country's  rights  in  their  hands.  (Applause.) 

That  future  no  man  can  predict  but  the  country  knows  well  in 
what  spirit  we  Republicans  will  meet  it,  a  spirit  as  different  from  that 
of  the  President  as  day  from  night.  The  people  know  our  policy; 
they  know  Mr.  Wilson's  and  they  will  choose  between  them.  (Ap- 


32  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

plause.)  They  will  tear  aside  the  veil  of  words  woven  to  blind  and 
deceive  and  come  down  to  the  essential  and  vital  point — Mr.  Wil- 
son's plan  on  one  side,  the  independence  and  safety  of  the  United 
States  on  the  other.  To  determine  aright  this  question,  involving  the 
fate  and  fortunes  of  the  United  States,  all  Republicans,  all  Americans, 
must  join  together  and  in  their  own  way  and  with  their  own  argu- 
ments defeat  Mr.  Wilson's  League  as  he  desires  it,  whether  amended 
by  him  or  in  its  pristine  simplicity.  (Applause.) 

NATIONALISM    V.    INTERNATIONALISM 

We  must  all  fight  side  by  side  to  keep  safe  and  untouched  the  sov- 
ereignty, the  independence,  the  welfare  of  the  United  States.  We  hear 
the  timid  cry  that  America  will  be  isolated.  Have  no  fear.  The  United 
States  cannot  be  isolated.  The  world  needs  us  far  too  much.  (Ap- 
plause.) We  have  never  turned  a  deaf  ear  to  the  cry  of  suffering  human- 
ity, but  whatever  we  do  must  be  done  in  our  own  way,  freely  and  with- 
out a  constraint  from  abroad.  (Applause.)  With  no  outside  help  since 
the  Revolution,  we  have  come  to  where  we  are  today.  We  shall  march  on 
and  not  neglect  our  duty  to  the  world.  When  we  were  called  to  the  de- 
fense of  freedom  and  civilization  in  1917  we  did  not  fail.  We  threw  our 
great  weight  into  the  wavering  scale  and  we  were  all  the  more  effective, 
all  the  stronger  because  we  went  without  alliance  and  of  our  own  free 
will,  as  we  should  always  go  to  help  mankind.  (Applause.)  Let  us  stand 
fast  by  the  principles  and  policies  of  Washington  and  Monroe  and  against 
— utterly  against,  those  of  Mr.  Wilson.  We  must  be  now  and  ever  for 
Americanism  and  Nationalism,  and  against  Internationalism.  There 
is  no  safety  for  us,  no  hope  that  we  can  be  of  service  to  the  world, 
if  we  do  otherwise.  (Applause.) 

FOR   FUTURE  OF  THE   NATION 

One  word  more  before  I  close.  During  all  the  tedious  weeks  and 
months  of  the  protracted  struggle  to  have  America  from  what  we  con- 
ceived to  be  the  dire  perils  lurking  in  the  covenant  of  the  League 
of  Nations,  which  Mr.  Wilson  presented  to  us,  party  was  scarcely 
ever  mentioned,  nor  was  the  effect  of  our  action  upon  the  party  con- 
sidered. (Applause.)  To  this  spirit  I  think  our  success  was  largely 
due.  We  made  up  our  minds  as  to  what  our  duty  and  our  general 
policy  ought  to  be  and  then  the  only  difference  was  as  to  the  best  way 
in  which  that  duty  could  be /performed.  I  believe  that  the  great  party 
which  we  represent  here  today  has  made  up  its  mind  as  to  its  attitude 
upon  Mr.  Wilson's  League  and  all  that  is  carried  with  it  of  danger 
and  of  menace.  In  making  our  contest  before  the  people  let  us  think 
of  what  the  public  interest,  the  future  existence  of  the  United  States, 


CLARENCE  B.  MILLER,  of  Minnesota 
Secretary  Republican  National  Committee 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  33 

demand  without  any  consideration  of  party  effect.  (Applause.) 
When  we  put  the  word  "gold"  into  our  platform  in  1896  we  took  from 
the  ordinary  political  point  of  view  great  risks  but  we  went  to  the 
people  confident  in  the  justice  of  our  cause  and  won.  The  way  to 
assure  victory  now  is  to  remember  always  what  Mr.  Wilson  and  his 
party  threaten  not  only  in  the  League  but  in  regard  to  the  verjy 
foundations  of  our  Government.  Let  us  for  our  part  think  of  nothing 
except  our  cause  and  with  that  great  end  clear  before  us  let  us  behold 
with  indifference  "the  lesser  chances  and  inferior  hopes  meantime  go 
pouring  past."  So  thinking,  so  believing,  we  must  win  because  the 
fight  we  are  making  is  for  the  right.  (Applause.) 

LET   US   FULFILL  ALL  PROMISES 

Let  us  also  in  the  battle  we  are  to  wage  make  no  promises  which 
cannot  be  performed.  Let  us  not  imitate  the  Democrats,  who  pledged 
themselves  to  reduce  the  cost  of  living  by  lowering  the  tariff  when 
they  well  knew,  for  even  they  must  have  known,  that  their  pledge  was 
impossible  of  fulfillment,  that  the  high  cost  of  living  could  not  be 
affected  in  that  way  and  every  day  since  then  has  proved  the  falsity 
of  their  position.  .(Applause.)  Let  us  not  promise  any  milleniums 
or  pledge  our  faith  to  the  performance  of  impossibilities.  Let  us 
simply  lay  before  the  people  our  principles  and  policies,  policies  which 
are  at  once  vigorous  and  practicable  and  then  pledge  ourselves  to 
do  our  utmost  to  carry  those  policies  into  effect.  This  we  can  do 
and  we  should  bind  ourselves  no  further.  If  the  righteousness  of 
our  cause  will  not  win,  no  false  promises  or  delusive  hopes  will  be 
of  any  avail.  (Applause.)  Let  us  be  true  to  our  highest  traditions 
because  in  them  we  shall  find  both  an  inspiration  and  a  guide.  Let 
past  dissensions  among  ourselves  be  relegated  to  history  and  forgot- 
ten by  us.  Let  all  honest  differences  as  to  means  and  methods,  if 
there  are  such,  be  set  aside  until  November  in  order  that  the  great 
and  overruling  purpose  in  which  we  all  agree  and  which  we  long  to 
achieve  may  be  attained.  (Applause.)  Make  our  declaration  of  prin- 
ciples so  broad,  so  devoted  to  the  one  supreme  object,  that  all  may 
accept  it  and  all  work  for  the  same  dominant  result.  Thus  inspired, 
thus  united,  we  may  feel  assured  that  when  the  banners  are  lifted 
and  the  trumpets  blown  we  shall  march  forth  to  a  victory,  not  for 
our  party  alone  but  for  principles  and  beliefs  which  are  absolutely 
vital  if  the  American  Republic  is  to  continue  on  its  triumphant  course 
and  the  hopes  of  humanity,  so  bound  up  in  the  fortunes  of  the  United 
States,  are  to  be  fulfilled.  (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged,  delegates 
and  alternates  rising  and  giving  three  cheers  "for  Senator  Lodge  and 
the  Grand  Old  Party." 


34  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

TEMPORARY  OFFICERS 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN  (MR.  HENRY  CABOT  LODGE). — The  chair 
recognizes  Mr.  Will  H.  Hays,  Chairman  of  the  Republican  National 
Committee,  who  will  present  that  Committee's  recommendations  for 
temporary  officers  of  the  Convention. 

THE  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE  (MR.  WILL  H.  HAYS). 
— By  direction  of  the  National  Committee  I  present  the  following 
recommendations  for  temporary  officers  of  the  Convention,  and  ask 
that  the  same  be  read. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — The  list  of  temporary  officers  recom- 
mended by  the  National  Committee  will  be  read. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  DENNIS  E.  ALWARD,  of  Michigan). — The  tem- 
porary officers  recommended  for  your  Convention  are  as  follows: 

Secretary     LAFAYETTE  B.  GLEASON,  New  York. 

Chief  Assistant  Secretary Fred  H.  Wilson,  Missouri. 

Sergeant-at-Arms     Edward  P.  Thayer,  Indiana. 

Chief  Assistant   Sergeant-at-Arms    Guy  V.  Howard,  Minnesota  . 

Second  Assistant  Sergeant-at-Arms McGinnis  Hatfield,  West  Virginia. 

Parliamentarians    Lehr  Fess,  Ohio. 

Herman  A.   Phillips.   District  of  Columbia. 

Official  Reporter Gep.   L.   Hart,  Virginia. 

Chief  of   Doorkeepers    Brig.-Gen.  James  R.   Ryan,  Illinois. 

Chaplains    Cardinal   James   Gibbons,   Maryland. 

Bishop  Thomas  Nicholson,  of  the  Chicago 
area  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Rt.  Rev.  Charles  E.  Woodcock,  Episcopal 
Bishop  of  the  diocese  of  Louisville,  Ken- 
tucky. 

Rev.  John  Timothy  Stone,  Fourth  Presby- 
terian Church,  Chicago. 

Rev.  Johnston  Myers,  pastor  of  Immanuel 
Baptist  Church,  Chicago. 

Dr.  Emil  G.  Hirsch,  of  Sinai  Congrega- 
tion, Chicago. 

Rev.   Gardiner  Alpheus   McWhorter,   of  St. 
Chrysotom's          Protestant          Episcopal 
Church,    Chicago. 
Assistant  Secretaries    Richard  J.  Beamish,  Pennsylvania. 

Mrs.  Jeanette  A.  Hyde,  Utah. 

Mrs.   William   Y.    Morgan,   Kansas. 

Mrs.    Guy   P.    Gannett,   Maine. 

Harry  Govanolli,   Kentucky. 
Reading    Clerks     D.  E.  Alward,  Michigan. 

H.   H.    Bancroft,   Illinois. 

Fred   Davis,   Iowa. 

James   E.   Dooley,   Rhode  Island. 

T.  Williamson,   Illinois. 
Assistant    Reporters    Thad.   E.  Ragsdale,  Pennsylvania. 

J.   B.  Corbett,  Kansas. 

Fred  A.   Carlson,   Illinois. 

Osso  W.   Stanley.   Kentucky. 

Harry  E.  Folk,  Indiana. 

F.   H.   Gurtler,  Illinois. 
Tally    Clerks    Mrs.    Ellis  A.   Yost,   West   Virginia. 

John   T.    Gushing,   Vermont. 

Ed.   Martin,   District  of  Columbia. 
Announcers   Will    A.   Waite,   Michigan. 

W.    Townsend,   Arkansas. 

Carroll    B.    Merritt,    New    York. 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  35 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — The  convention  has  heard  the  reading 
of  the  names  of  the  temporary  officers  as  selected  by  the  National 
Committee.  What  is  your  pleasure? 

MR.  JOSEPH  L.  CRUPPER,  of  Virginia. — I  move  that  the  recommenda- 
tions of  the  Republican  National  Committee  in  respect  to  temporary 
officers  for  the  Convention,  viz:  Secretary,  Chief  Assistant  Secretary, 
Sergeant-at-arms,  Chief  Assistant  Sergeant-at-arms,  Parliamentarians, 
Official  Reporter,  Chief  of  Doorkeepers,  Chaplains  and  other  officers, 
be  approved  and  confirmed  by  this  Convention. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 

RULES  FOR  THE  CONVENTION 

MR.  COLEMAN  DU  PONT,  of  Delaware. — I  offer  the  following  resolu- 
tion  and  move  its  adoption:  RESOLVED,  That  until  the  permanent 
organization  is  effected  and  permanent  rules  adopted,  this  Conven- 
tion be  governed  by  the  rules  adopted  by  the  National  Convention 
in  1916. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 

COMMITTEE  ON  CREDENTIALS 

MR.  CHARLES  H.  INNES,  of  Massachusetts. — I  offer  the  resolution 
which  I  now  send  up  to  the  chair,  and  move  its  adoption. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — The  resolution  will  be  read  by  one  of 
the  reading  clerks. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  H.  H.  BANCROFT,  of  Illinois). — The  resolution 
is  as  follows : 

Resolved,  That  a  committee  on  credentials,  consisting  of  one 
member  from  each  State  and  territory,  be  appointed,  and  that  as  the 
roll  of  States  and  Territories  is  called  the  chairman  of  each  delegation 
announce  the  name  of  the  person  selected  to  serve  on  said  committe, 
and  also  send  to  the  Secretary's  desk,  in  writing,  the  name  of  the  person 
thus  selected. 

The  resolution  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 

COMMITTEE  ON  PERMANENT  ORGANIZATION 

MR.  EDWIN  P.  MORROW,  of  Kentucky. — I  wish  to  offer  the  resolution 
which  I  send  to  the  desk  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Convention  to  be  read, 
and  to  move  its  adoption. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — The  Resolution  will  be  read. 
A  READING  CLERK   (THOMAS  WILLIAMSON,  of  Illinois.) — The  resolu- 
tion is  as  follows  : 


36  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

RESOLVED,  That  a  Committee  on  Permanent  Organization, 
consisting  of  one  member  from  each  State  and  Territory,  be  ap- 
pointed, and  that  as  the  roll  of  States  and  Territories  is  called,  the 
chairman  of  each  delegation  announce  the  name  of  the  person  selected 
to  serve  on  said  committee,  and  also  send  to  the  Secretary's  desk,  in 
writing,  the  name  of  the  person  thus  selected. 

The  resolution  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 

COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  AND  ORDER  OF  BUSINESS 

MR.  PAUL  ROWLAND,  of  Ohio. — I  offer  the  resolution  which  I  am  send- 
ing up  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Convention,  and  wish  to  move  its  adop- 
tion. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — The  resolution  will  be  read. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  WILL  A.  WAITE,  of  Michigan). — I  now  read 
the  resolution,  which  is  as  follows : 

RESOLVED,  That  a  Committee  on  Rules  and  Order  of  Business 
consisting  of  one  member  from  each  State  and  Territory,  be  ap- 
pointed, and  that  as  the  roll  of  States  and  Territories  is  called  the 
chairman  of  each  delegation  announce  the  name  of  the  person  selected 
to  serve  on  said  committee,  and  also  send  to  the  Secretary's  desk,  in 
writing,  the  name  of  the  person  thus  selected. 

The  resolution  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 

COMMITTEE  ON  RESOLUTIONS 

MRS.  MANLEY  L.  FOSSEEN,  of  Minnesota. — I  offer  the  following  reso- 
lution and  move  its  adoption: 

RESOLVED,  that  a  Committee  on  Resolutions,  consisting  of  one 
member  from  each  S'tate  and  Territory,  be  appointed,  and  that  as  the 
roll  of  States  and  territories  is  called,  the  chairman  of  each  delegation 
announce  the  name  of  the  person  selected  to  serve  on  said  committee, 
and  also  send  to  the  Secretary's  desk,  in  writing,  the  name  of  the 
person  thus  selected. 

The   resolution   was   unanimously   agreed   to. 

ANNOUNCEMENT  OF  PERSONNEL  OF  COMMITTEES 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN.— The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
now  announce  the  personnel  of  the  committees  just  authorized,  and 
also  the  several  meeting  places  and  times  of  meeting  of  said  com- 
mittees. 

THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION  (MR.  LAFAYETTE  B.  GLEASON,  of 
New  York). — Before  announcing  the  personnel  of  the  committees,  for 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  37 

although  we  are  getting  the  lists  prepared  as  fast  as  names  are  sent 
in,  yet  there  will  be  a  slight  delay,  I  will  announce  the  time  and  place 
of  meeting  of  each  committee: 


TIMES  AND  PLACES  OF  MEETINGS  OF  COMMITTEES 

Committee  on  Credentials :  The  Committee  will  meet  in  the  hearing 
room  of  the  Republican  National  Committee,  in  the  Coliseum  Annex, 
immediately  after  adjournment. 

Committee  on  Permanent  Organization. — The  Committee  will 
meet  for  the  purpose  of  organization  at  Suite  G-22,  Congress  Hotel, 
at  four  o'clock  this  afternoon. 

Comrijittee  on  Rules  and  Order  of  Business. — The  Committee  will 
meet  in  Parlor  22,  floor  G,  Congress  Hotel,  at  five  o'clock  this  after- 
noon. 

Committee  on  Resolutions. — The  Committee  will  meet  in  Parlor 
22,  floor  G,  Congress  Hotel,  at  three  o'clock  this  afternoon. 

MR.  JAMES  W.  WADSWORTH,  JR.,  of  New  York. — I  ask  unanimous 
consent  that  the  reading  of  the  lists  of  committees  be  dispensed  with,  and 
that  said  lists  be  furnished  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Convention  to  the 
respective  committees  when  they  assemble  and  be  printed  in  the 
proceedings. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 

MEMBERS    OF    COMMITTEE    ON    CREDENTIALS 

Alabama    • A.  P.  Longshore 

Arizona Geo.   W.    Elias 

Arkansas    R.    S.    Granger 

California    Chas.   L.   Neumiller 

Colorado    •. .  Walter  S.  Coen 

Connecticut    James   F.   Walsh  .. 

Delaware   • S.  S.  Pennewill 

Florida   Fred    C    Cubberly 

Georgia    C.  P.  Goree 

Idaho   John   P.    Gray 

Illinois Fred    E.   Sterling 

Indiana    .....John  L.  Moorman 

Iowa C.   E.  Pickett 

Kansas   Frank    Sponable 

Kentucky     Maurice    L.    Galvin 

Louisiana W.  L.   Cohen 

Maine   • Charles  B.   Carter 

Maryland     James  A.   Gary,  Jr. 

Massachusetts    Chas.  H.  Innes 

Michigan    John  W.  Smith 

Minnesota Leavitt    Corning 

Mississippi    M.    H.    Daily 

Missouri    W.  H.  Allen 

Montana    John   Adami,   Jr. 

Nebraska    H.   E.  Sackett 

Nevada     Frank   Norcross 

New   Hampshire    Philip  C.   Lockwood 

New  Jersey    Edward    D.    Duffield 

that  the  reading  of  the  lists  of  committees  be  dispensed  with,  and 


38 


OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


COMMITTEE  ON 


New    Mexico Gregory   Page 

New    York Jacob    A.    Livingston 

North  Carolina   David  H.  Blair 

North  Dakota Alfred  Steel 

Ohio    Walter  F.   Brown 

Oklahoma    L.  G.  Disney 

Oregon     •  •  •  •  W.  H.  Brooke 

Pennsylvania    Robert  McAfee 

Rhode    Island    Richard    S.    Aldrich 

South    Carolina     John  F.   Jones 

South   Dakota S.  X.   Way 

Tennessee    A.  F.  McLane 

Texas    J.  M.  McCormick 

Utah    C.   E.  Loose 

Vermont H.   N.  Jackson 

Virginia     R.  A.  Fulwiler 

Washington    Wm.   T.   Laube 

West    Virginia    W.   F.   Kite 

Wisconsin    . .  • H.  J.  Mortonsen 

Wyoming     W.    R.    Weeks 

District    of    Columbia    James  A.   Cobb 

Alaska    T.  M.  Reed 

Hawaii    Jonah  Kuhio  Kalanianaole 

Philippines    D.  R.  Williams 

Porto    Rico    R.  H.  Todd 


Alabama    H.  G.  Ashley 

Arizona    F.  S.  Breen 

Arkansas    • J.   A.   McLeod 

California    James   Rolph,    Jr. 

Colorado , Lawrence  C.   Phipps 

Connecticut     Harvey  P.   Bissell 

Delaware    Alden   R.   Benson 

Florida  Peter  H.   MiUer 

Georgia    • . .  E.  R.  Belcher 

Idaho    H.  M.  Jones 

Illinois John   G.    Oglesby 

Indiana James   P.    Goodrich 

Iowa   • Mrs.   Frank  W.  Dodson 

Kansas F.   C.   Pomeroy  '  ' 

Kentucky   Edward  P.  Morrow 

Louisiana    B.  V.   Baranco 

Maine Earnest   L.   Morrill 

Maryland   Thos.    A.    Bartlett 

Massachusetts    Edward  A.  Thurston 

Michigan    John   C.    Davis 

Minnesota Earl  Simpson 

Mississippi    J.   C.  Tyler 

Missouri    Roy  H.  Monier 

Montana    John   Brimacombe 

Nebraska H.    E.    Stein 

Nevada    • T.  I.  Wilson 

New   Hampshire John   Scammon 

New  Jersey Wm.  H.  Worrell 

New    Mexico    Geo.   W.  Amijo 

New    York    William  Barnes 

North  Carolina   Claudius  Dockery 

North  Dakota A.  T.  Kraabel 

Ohio    Wilson   W.   Wood,   3rd 

Oklahoma    Chas.  B.  Rogers 

Oregon     Conrad  P.  Olson 

Pennsylvania    James   Elverson,  Jr. 

Rhode    Island    John  S.  Holbrook 

South    Carolina     L.  A.  Hawkins 

South   Dakota Chas.  A.  Howard 

Tennessee    W.  T.  Testerman 

Texas    Eugene    Nolle 


HON.   LAFAYETTE   B.  GLEASON,   of  New   York, 
General  Secretary  of  the  Convention. 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  39 

COMMITTEE  ON  PERMANENT  ORGANIZATION-ConrinzW 

Utah    J.  C.  Lynch 

Vermont    Fuller   C.    Smith 

Virginia     H.  L.  Lavvson 

Washington    Frank  S.   Dement 

West    Virginia    Thomas  W.   Fleming 

Wisconsin    . .  • Henry  Krumrey 

Wyoming     P.    P.   Anderson 

District   of    Columbia    Frank  T.  Hogan 

Alaska    T.  M.  Reed 

Hawaii    Jonah  Kuhio  Kalanianaole 

Philippines    A.  L.  Crossfield 

Porto    Rico     Alfonso  Valdes 


MEMBERS  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  AND  ORDER  OF  BUSINESS 

Alabama    Oliver   D.    Street 

Arizona • F.  M.  Pool 

Arkansas    • John   I.    Worthington 

California    George  I.   Cochran 

Colorado    I  saac  Baer 

Connecticut     Hugh  M.  Alcorn 

Delaware   Robert   Elliot 

Florida   E.   M.   Brelsford 

Georgia    -..D.    C.    Cole 

Idaho    John  Thomas 

Illinois    Charles    Ringer 

Indiana     Charles   W.   Jewett 

Iowa   • B.  J.  Thompson 

Kansas    E.  E.  Mulaney 

Kentucky   Mrs.  Christine  Bradley  South 

Louisiana  Chas.  M.  Robertson 

Maine     Albert  J.   Stearns 

Maryland   Amos  W.   W.  Woodcock 

Massachusetts    Philip  R.  Ammidon 

Michigan    Robert  H.   Shields 

Minnesota Mrs.  Manley  L.   Fosseen 

M iss^sippi    E.   F.    Brennan,  Jr. 

Missouri    Roy  H.   Monier 

Montana    George  Baker 

Nebraska   Earl   D.   Mallery 

Nevada     Miss   Delia   Bovd 

New    Hampshire    Frank   Knox 

N  ew   Jersey    t Richard   Doherty 

New    Mexico    Eduardo  M.  Otero 

New    York    Tiertrand  H.   Snell 

North   Carolina    J.  H.  Harden 

North  Dakota Henry  McLean 

Ohio Paul  Rowland 

Oklahoma    W.   W.   Hills 

Oregon     Walter  L.   Tooze,   Jr. 

Pennsylvania    Marvin   E.   Griswold 

Rhode    Island    Frederick  L.  Jenckes 

South    Carolina     John  H.   Goodwin 

South   Dakota Allen  R.  Fellows 

Tennessee    Mrs,   M.   H.   Hankins 

Texas    H.   F.  MacGregor 

Utah C.  P.  Cardon 

Vermont    Hugh   J.    M.   Jones 

Virginia     John  Paul 

Washington    Henry  W.   McPhail 

West    Virginia    Wm.   McKell 

Wisconsin    ..• Theo.   M.  Thomas 

Wyoming    Thomas   A.    Dunn 

District   of    Columbia    Tames  A.  Cobb 

Alaska    Geo.  C.  Hazlet 

Hawaii John   W.   Wise 

Philippines    . D.  R.  Williams 

Porto    Rico !  .Alfonso  Valdes 


40  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

MEMBERS  ON  COMMITTEE  ON  RESOLUTIONS 

Alabama    J.  J.  Curtis 

Arizona   • .S.  F.  Noon 

Arkansas A.  J.   Russell 

California    John    F.    Neylan 

Colorado C.   C.    Hamlin 

Connecticut Isaac  M.  Ullman 

Delaware  L.  Heisler  Ball 

Florida F.   T.    Bielby 

Georgia    • . .  B.  J.  Davis 

Idaho    W.   E.  Borah 

Illinois   Medill  McCormick 

Indiana    James  E.  Watson 

Iowa Chas.   E.  Pickett 

Kansas   William  Allen   White 

Kentucky  Wm.  Heyburn     • 

Louisiana  . . . .' D.  A.  Lines 

Maine    George  G.  Weeks 

Maryland  W.    Bladen   Lowndes 

Massachusetts    Louis  A.   Coplidge 

Michigan    Harris   E.   Gilpin 

Minnesota    • Frank  W.  Murphy 

Mississippi I.  T.  Montgomery 

Missouri    W.   L.   Cole 

Montana    Lynn  D.  Ambrose 

Nebraska Don  L.  Love 

Nevada     F.  W.  Griffith 

New  Hampshire   ... .' Jesse  M.  Barton 

New  Jersey    Austen   Colgate 

New   Mexico    Edward  A.    Cahoon 

New   York    Ogden    L.   Mills 

North   Carolina   Irvin  B.   Tucker 

North  Dakota Staale  Hendrickson 

Ohio    .. A.  R.  Johnson 

Oklahoma    Vernon  Whiting 

Oregon    Wallace  McCamant 

Pennsylvania    Wm.   E.  Crow 

Rhode    Island    R.  Livingston  Beeckman 

South    Carolina     R.  R.  Tolbert,  Jr. 

South   Dakota Chambers    Kellar 

Tennessee    Fred  Arn 

Texas    T.   P.   Lee 

Utah    Reed   Smoot 

Vermont    John  M.  Thomas 

Virginia    D.  Lawrence  Groner 

Washington    N.   C.   Richards 

West    Virginia    Herbert   B.   White 

Wisconsin    . .  • E.  J.  Gross 

Wyoming    J.  M.  Wilson 

District   of   Columbia    ..Frank  .  Hogan 

Alaska    , . .  Geo.  C.  Hazelet 

Hawaii   John  W.   Wise 

Philippines    A.   S.    Crossfield 

Porto    Rico    "R.   H.   Todd 


AUTOMOBILE  RIDE 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
read  an  invitation  presented  by  the  Mayor's  Entertainment  Committee. 

THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION. — I  am  requested  to  announce 
that  the  Mayor's  Entertainment  Committee  will  have  one  thousand 
automobiles  outside  of  the  Coliseum  upon  the  adjournment  of  this 
session  of  the  Convention,  and  that  delegates  and  alternates  wearing 
badges  are  invited  to  avail  themselves  thereof  for  a  ride.  Luncheon 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  41 

will  be  served  at  the  Stock  Yards,  and  delegates  and  alternates  will 
be  then  taken  back  to  their  hotels  or  wherever  they  may  wish  to  go. 

SINGING  OF  AMERICA 

MR.  FREDERICK  W.  CARBERRY,  Director  of  Community  .Singing,  Mil- 
waukee, Wisconsin. — Before  adjourning  for  the  day  the  Convention 
will  please  rise  and  sing  two  verses  of  America  to  the  accompaniment 
of  the  band. 

Thereupon  two  verses  of  America  were  sung  by  delegates,  alter- 
nates and  guests  of  the  Convention. 

ADJOURNMENT  FOR  THE  DAY 

MR.  R.  LIVINGSTON  BEECKMAN,  of  Rhode  Island. — I  move  that  the 
Convention  do  now  adjourn  until  eleven  o'clock  tomorrow  morning. 

The  motion  was  agreed  to;  and  (at  1  o'clock  and  34  minutes,  p. 
m.)  the  Convention  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  Wednesday,  June  9, 
1920,  at  11  o'clock,  a.  m. 


SECOND   DAY 


CONVENTION    HALL— THE    COLISEUM 

CHICAGO,  ILL.,  WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  9,  1920 

The  Convention  met  at  11  o'clock,  a.  m.  pursuant  to  adjournment 
of  yesterday. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — While  the  Convention  is  being  seated 
preparatory  to  beginning  work  for  the  day  a  Song  Leader  will  lead  the 
Convention  in  a  song  and  ask  everybody  to  join  him. 

MR.  ALBERT  EDMUND  BROWN,  Director  of  Community  Singing,  Repub- 
lican Campaign  Committee,  of  Massachusetts. — I  wish  to  ask  the  Con- 
vention to  join  in  singing  two  verses  of  The  Long,  Long  Trail,  to  the 
accompaniment  of  the  Band. 

The  Convention  stood  and  sang  two  verses  of  The  Long,  Long 
Trail,  followed  by  three  cheers  and  a  tiger  for  the  Republican  Party. 
Republican  Party. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Conven- 
tion— 

At  this  point  Senator  Lodge  was  interrupted  by  loud  and  pro- 
longed applause,  the  delegates,  alternates  and  visitors  rising  and  giv- 
ing three  cheers  and  a  tiger  for  him. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — Prayer  will  now  be  offered  by  Rev. 
John  Timothy  Stone,  Pastor  of  the  Fourth  Prebyterian  Church,  Chi- 
cago, Illinois.  The  Convention  will  please  rise.  , 

INVOCATION  BY  REV.  JOHN  TIMOTHY  STONE, 

Pastor  of  the  Fourth  Presbyterian  Church,  Chicago,  111. 

O  God  of  nations,  before  Whom  we  bow  as  a  people,  we  rejoice  in 
Thy  care  and  leadership.  Thou  art  the  God  of  all  the  earth.  Nations 
which  fear  Thee  are  blessed;  nations  which  disregard  Thee  come  to 
naught. 

Bless  us  with  Thy  presence  in  the  responsible  service  of  this  day. 
Inspire  us  with  Thy  own  purposes.  Instruct  us  with  Thy  plans.  Guide 
us  by  Thy  spirit.  Grant  to  us  Thy  wisdom  and  may  the  voice  of  the 
people,  indeed,  be  the  voice  of  God. 

(42) 


JOHN  T.  ADAMS,  of  Iowa 

Vice  Chairman  of  the  Republican  National  Committee  and 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL    CONVENTION  43 

Enable  us  to  choose  the  men  of  Thy  choice  to  lead  this  great 
nation.  Control  our  acts.  Destroy  our  prejudices.  Put  principle 
above  personality  and  national  honor  above  personal  preference.  May 
Thy  divine  power  be  upon  us. 

May  every  man  live  and  act  in  all  good  faith  before  his  own 
conscience,  and  may  we  know  no  future  but  God. 

Thus  may  our  nation  be  an  example  in  precept,  principle  and 
act  before  the  nations  of  the  whole  earth,  that  this  our  country  may 
stand  among  the  nations  of  the  earth  for  righteousness,  honor,  fellow- 
ship and  truth. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  Thy  name;  Thy  king- 
dom come,  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this 
day  our  daily  bread,  and  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil,  for 
Thine  is  the  Kingdom  and  the  power  and  the  glory,  for  ever.  Amen. 

THE  STAR  SPANGLED  BANNER. 

MR.  FREDERICK  W.  CARBURY,  Leader  of  Community  Singing  of  Wis- 
consin.— The  Convention  will  please  rise  and  sing  two  verses  of  the  Star 
Spangled  Banner  to  the  accompaniment  of  the  Band. 

Delegate?,  alternates  and  guests  stood  and  sang  with  much  enthusi- 
asm the  National  Anthem. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  CREDENTIALS. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — The  first  business  before  the  Convention 
is  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Crendentials.  Is  the  committee  ready 
to  report? 

MR.  EDWARD  DUFFIELD,  of  New  Jersey. — Mr.  Chairman,  the  committee 
concluded  its  hearings  about  five  o'clock  this  morning  and  is  ready  to 
report. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — The  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Credentials  will  please  come  to  the  platform  and  present  the  Committee's 
report. 

MR.  EDWARD  DUFFIELD,  of  New  Jersey. — Mr.  Chairman  and  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  Convention:  The  Committee  on  Credentials  respect- 
fully presents  to  the  Convention  its  report,  and  unanimously  recommends 
the  seating  of  the  following  persons  in  the  respective  contest  cases  which 
it  has  heard  and  decided. 

GEORGIA,  4th  District:  C.  D.  Williams,  Taswell,  Georgia. 

MISSOURI,  5th  District:  Robert  J.  Flick,  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Jesse  L. 
Martin,  Independence,  Mo.  Alternates:  Miss  Jennie  M.  Fisher,  Kansas 
City,  Mo.;  Mrs.  Albert  L.  Reeves,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


44  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

TENNESSEE,  10th  District:  Charles  B.  Quinn,  Memphis,  Term.;  John 
E.  McCall,  Jr.,  Memphis,  Tenn. 

The  Committee  heard  all  other  contests  presented  to  it  and  recom- 
mends that  the  temporary  roll  as  made  up  by  the  National  Committee, 
with  the  above  exceptions,  be  made  the  permanent  roll  of  the  Convention 
as  herewith  submitted. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

EDWARD  DUFFIELD,   Chairman. 
WM.  T.  LAUBE,  Secretary. 

I  now  move  the  adoption  of  the  report. 

MR.  ROBERT  R.  CHURCH,  of  Memphis,  Tennessee. — Mr.  Chairman,  I 
have  a  minority  report  in  my  hand,  and  I  know  that  I  am  entitled  to  a 
seat  in  the  Convention  as  a  delegate  from  the  Tenth  Congressional  Dis- 
trict of  Tennessee.  But  I  am  not  going  to  be  the  one  man  to  bring  any 
minority  report  before  this  convention,  so  I  have  decided  to  withdraw  it, 
and  I  am  going  to  carry  my  fight  back  to  Memphis,  Tennessee,  and  settle 
it  there.  (Applause.) 

MR.  JESSE  M.  LITTLETON,  of  Tennessee. — By  inadvertence  on  the  part 
of  the  National  Committee  and  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials  the  name 
of  one  alternate  from  the  Second  District,  in  which  there  is  no  contest, 
was  left  off  the  roll.  I  move  that  the  report  of  the  Committee  en  Cre- 
dentials be  amended  by  adding  the  name  of  William  York. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — Unless  there  is  objection  the  roll  of 
the  Convention  will  be  amended  accordingly.  The  chair  hears  no  objec- 
tion and  the  name  of  the  alternate  referred  to  will  be  added  to  the  roll. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials  was  agreed  to,  where- 
upon the  following  became  the  permanent  roll  of  the  Convention. 

ALABAMA 
(Fourteen  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Pope   M.   Long Cordova  Charles    M.    Sartain Jasper 

Oliver    D.    Street.. Guntersville  J.    B.    Isbell Ft.    Payne 

A.   P.   Longshore Columbiana  Charles    R.    Barker Anniston 

H.    G.    Ashley Odenville  Oscar    Drake    HaleyvUle 

DISTRICTS 

1 — P.  D.  Barker Mobile  James    T.    Peterson Mobile 

2 — Henry    F.    Irwin Montgomery  James    F.    Brawner Andalusia 

3— Dallas    B.     Smith Opelika  C.    M.    Cox Ozark 

4 — J.   B.   Atkinson    Clanton  J.    M.    Atkins Heflin 

5 — Douglas  Smith    Wedowec  Peyton    E.    Alexander Prattville 

6 — N.    C.    Fuller Centerville  J.    O.    Hayes Boligee 

7 — C.    B.    Kennamer    Guntersville  John    Sutterer    Cullman 

8 — A.    N.    Holland Scottsboro  H.    A.    Cathey Florence 

9 — F.    H.    Lath rop Birmingham  J.   C.    Diffay Birmingham 

10 — J.    J.    Curtis Jasper  W.    B.   Ford Hamilton 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL    CONVENTION  45 

ARIZONA 
(Six    Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

F.    S.   Breen Flagstaff         P.    J.    Sullivan Yuma 

Edmund     W.    Wells Prescott         Chas.   F.    Soloman Tucson 

George    W.    Elias Phoenix         Chas.    F.    Price Mesa 

S.    F.    Noon Nogales         Mrs.   H.   A.   Guild Phoenix 

F.    M.    Pool Winkelman         G.    O.    Nolan Ray 

Albert    M.    Sames Douglas         E.    C.    Hicks .'.Bisbee 


ARKANSAS 

(Thirteen  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

*H.  L.   Remmel Little   Reck         J.     C.     Lloyd Stuttgart 

*  John    I.    Worthington Harrison         Guy  W.  Caron Little  Rock 

•Chas.  N.  Rix Hot  Springs         J.     C.     Black Corning 

*  A.    J.    Russell Berryville         Mary   Alice    Sawyer Little    Rock 

•E.  M.   Rowe Little   Rock 

*J.    H.    Butler     Van    Buren 

•D.   F.   Taylor Osceola 

'Andrew    I.    Roland Malvern 

DISTRICTS 

1 — C.    T.    Bloodworth Corning         S.    E.    Simonson Luxora 

2 — H.    C.    Wade Batesville         J.    N.    Hout Tuckerman 

3 — R.    S.    Granger Harrison         W.   J.    Moore Jasper 

William  N.  Ivie Rogers        B.    F.    Campbell Fayetteville 

4 — W.   B.  Pape Ft.   Smith         J.    O.    Livesay Foreman 

5 — A.    C.    Remmel Little   Rock         George  L.   Mallory Little   Rock 

George   E.   Owen Conway         James  O.   Baker Perry 

6 — A.   A.   Tindall ' Stuttgart        W.   R.   Day Malvern 

7 — J.    A.    McLeod Camden         J.     C.     Hoffman Dermott 

•One-half  vote  each 


CALIFORNIA 
(Twenty-six  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Frank    P.    Flint Los    Angeles        Hiram    W.    Johnson San    Francisco 

George    I.    Cochran Los   Angeles         Charles    S.    Wheeler San    Francisco 

Ralph   W.    Bull Arcata         William    H.    Davis Los    Angeles 

Charles   E.    Clinch Grass   Valley        Robert  M.   Clarke Los  Angeles 

Mrs.    C.    K.    McClatchy Sacramento         R.    R.    Byrne Ukiah 

Michael  H.  de  Young San  Francisco         B.  B.   Meek Oroville 

P.  H.   McCarthy   San   Francisco        Ed.   Kay    Sacramento 

Mrs.    J.    B.    Hume Berkeley        Ivan    Parker    Auburn 

W.    A.    Sutherland Fresno        Frank    R.    Devlin    Vallejo 

William    H.    Crocker Hillsborough         John   M.   Perry Stockton 

John  B.  Miller   Pasadena        Thomaa  F.  Finn   San  Francisco 

Mrs.   Katherine   Philips   Edson 

Los  Angeles        Theodore  J.   Roche San  Francisco 


45  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

CALJFORNIA-Con/inufc/ 

C.    D.   Ball Santa  Ana        James  A.   Johnston San   Rafael 

Herbert    Fleischhacker.  . .  .San    Francisco         Eustace    Cullinan San    Francisco 

John    Francis   Neylan San    Francisco         P.    E.    Bowles Oakland 

Albert    E.    Boynton Oroville         M.    J.    Kelly Oakland 

Mrs.    Bradford    Woodbridge .  . . .  Roseville         William    H.    Langdon Modesto 

Charles    L.    Neumiller Stockton         James    M.    Oliver     Berkeley 

John  H.   Rosseter San  Francisco         Frank  A.   Benson San  Jose 

James   Rolph,   Jr San   Francisco         R.    E.    Miller San   Mateo 

Joseph    R.    Knowland Alameda         H.    L.    Carnahan Los    Angeles 

Mrs.    M.    C.    Zumwalt Tulare         D.    J.    Reese Ventura 

T.    S.    Montgomery Saratoga         Leo  V.  Youngworth Los   Angeles 

Joseph    Scott     Pasadena        Al   G.   Faulkner    Los  Angeles 

Meyer   Lissner    Los  Angeles        James  E.   Keating   San  Diego 

Fred  A.   Heilbron San  Diego         Rex   Goodsell    San    Bernardino 


COLORADO 
(Twelve   Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Lawrence    C.    Phipps    Denver  Floyd   J.    Wilson    Lanear 

Oliver  H.   Shoup Colorado  Springs  Eleanor    Young    Denver 

C.    J.    Moynahan    Montrose  John    H.    Fletcher    Littleton 

C.    C.    Hamlin    Colorado    Springs  John    Adams    Pueblo 

DISTRICTS 

1 — James    C.    Burger    Denver          W.    H.    Leonard Denver 

Mrs.  Anna  M.  Scott  Denver  •  Mrs.  Dewey  C.  Bailey Denver 

2 — N.  R.  McCreery  Longmont  Samuel  H.  Morrow  Aurora 

Walter  S.  Coen  Fort  Morgan  Minnie  K.  Scott  Idalia 

3 — George  Milliken  La  Junta  Dr.  John  D.  Harper  Trinidad 

A.  E.  Carlton  Cripple  Creek  Ira  F.  Bacon  Center 

4 — H.  E.  Perkins  Delta  Joseph  Clark  . . .  v Leadville 

Isaac   Baer    Meeker         Web.    S.    Whinnery    Lake    City 


CONNECTICUT 
(Fourteen    Delegates) 

AT  LARGE 
Delegates  Alternates 

J.  Henry  Roraback North  Canaan         R-  Leland  Keeney   Somers 

James   F.   Walsh    Greenwich         Hiram    Bingham     New    Haven 

Charles    Hopkins    Clark    Hartford        -William    H.    Heald    Stafford 

Charles    F.    Brooker    Ansonia         George   W.    Klett    New    Britain 

DISTRICTS 

1 — Arthur  E.  Bowers    Manchester         John    H.    Trumbull Plainville 

Hugh  M.  Alcorn  Suffield  William  J.  Malone  Bristol 

2— Fayette  L.  Wright  Pomfret  Daniel  M.  Cronin  New  London 

William  H.  Hall  ..South  Willington  Wilson  S.  Reynolds  Middletown 

3 — Isaac  M.  Ullman  New  Haven  William  H.  Lyon  Meriden 

Charles  F.  Rockwell  Meriden  Rollin  S.  Woodruff  New  Haven 

4 — John  T.  King  Bridgeport  Frederick  M.  Salmon  Westport 

Harvey  P.  Bissell  Ridgefield  Frederick  L.  Lamson  Nor  walk 

5 — Charles  A.  Templeton  ....  Waterbury  Alfred  C.  Baldwin  Derby 

Robbins   B.    Stoeckel    Norfolk         Edgar   L.    Pond    Plymouth 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  47 

DELAWARE 

(Six    Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

T.   Coleman   du  Pont Wilmington        Daniel    O.    Hastings    Wilmington 

L.   Heisler  Ball    Marshallton        Horace    L.    Dilworth    Canterville 

Alden    R.    Benson     Dover        Walter    O.    Hoffecker Smyrna 

James    A.    Hirons    Dover        J.    Will    Powell     Harrington 

Simeon    S.    Pennewill    Greenwood        Fred   Walls    Georgetown 

Robert    Elliott    .  ...Seaford         William    P.    Short     ..Millville 


FLORIDA 
(Eight   Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

*George   W.    Bean    Tampa  Fred    C.    Cubberly    Gainesville 

"Daniel    T.    Gerow     Jacksonville  W.    M.    Gober    Lakeland 

*  W.    H.    Northup    • Pensacola  E.    M.    Brelsford    Palm    Beach 

'Joseph   E.   Lee   (deceased)    .Jacksonville  John    R.    Scott    Jacksonville 

(Alternate   Fred  C.   Cubberly  will  take 

place    of    Lee.) 

*E.   C.   Smith  D.    H.    Bacon 

*H.   L.    Anderson    Jacksonville  J.    E.    Merrill 

*D.    D.    Powell  W.   C.    Ray 

•J.    H.    Blodgett  A.    O.    Sperry 

DISTRICTS 

1 — Henry    W.     Bishop     Eustis        J.    L.    Skipper    Lakeland 

2— W.    H.    Bryan    Gainsville        J.   A.    Parker    Gainesville 

3 — Peter    H.    Miller. .  .DeFuniak    Springs        E.  A.   Pottsdamer   Tallahassee 

4 — Z.  T.    Beilby    DeLand        D.   A.   Dorsey   Miami 

'One-half  vote   each. 


GEORGIA 

(Seventeen  Delegates) 

AT  LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Henry  Lincoln   Johnson    Atlanta        William  James   Statesboro 

Churchill   P.    Goree    Decatur        S.   W.   Estes    Union    City 

Benj.    J.    Davis    Atlanta        A.    T.    Atwater     Rome 

Joseph   H.    Watson    Albany        E.   J.   Turner    Columbus 

DISTRICTS 

Delegates  Alternates 

1 — Walter   S.    Scott    Savannah        H.    Van    Buren    Statesboro 

2— W.   F.  Satterwhite  Albany        O.     B.     Hines     Camilla 

3 — E.    S.    Richardson Marshallville         Chas.    Taunton     Cuthbert 

4 — C.   D.  Williams   Tazewell        T.   W.   Wheat    Newnan 

5 — John    W.    Martin    Atlanta        L.    M.    Hill    Atlanta 

6 — B.    M.    Sherard    Griffin        A.  J.   May   Gray 

7 — D.    C.    Cole    Marietta        A.    M.    Green Talahoosa 

8 — W.  H.  Harris   Athens        D.    C.   Sorrells    Monroe 

9— W.  Y.  Gilliam   Copper  Hill        W.   K.   Reece    Ellijay 

9 — Roscoe  Pickett   Jasper        J.  E.  Cagle   Talking  Rock 

10 — R.    C.    Williams     Augusta        X.    G.    Barnes    Sparta 

11 — E.  R.  Belcher   Brunswick        S.   M.    Scarlett    Waycross 

12— S.    S.    Mincey    Ailey        B.    F.    Allen    Blun 


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IDAHO 

(Eight   Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

William   E.    Borah    Boise  Frank    H.    Adams    Paul 

John    Thomas     Gooding  H.   H.   Armstead   Sandpoint 

John  P.  Gray   Coeur  d'Alene  O.   D.   Platt    St.  Maries 

Stanley   A.    Easton    Kellogg  Mrs.    A.    C.    McDougal    Boise 

DISTRICTS 

1 — Harold    Jennes    Wampa  Fred   Crane    Coeur   d'Alene 

Henry   M.   Jones    Lewiston  J.    W.    Snook Salmon 

2— W.   P.   Guthrie    Twin   Falls  T.    M.   Edwards    McCammon 

M.    B.    Yeatman    Idaho    Falls  E.   M.   Kennedy    Blackf oot 


ILLINOIS 
(Forty-eight  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

'Lawrence    V .    Sherman Springfield        O.    F.    Berry    Carthage 

'Medill    McCormick    Chicago        David   E.    Shanahan    Chicago 

*L.  L.  Emmerson  Mt.  Vernon        Henry   I.    Green    Champaign 

•William   Hale   Thompson    Chicago        W.   B.   McHenry    Rochelle 

*  W.  A.  Rodenberg   East  St.  Louis        Eugene    Pike    Chicago 

•Fred  W.   Upham    Chicago        Walter   H.    Wood    Cairo 

*Frank  L.   Smith    Dwight         Mrs.   Fletcher  Dobyns    Chicago 

•John  G.   Oglesby   Elkhart        Mrs.    Ernest   Griffin    Grant   Park 

•Harold  L.   Ickes    Chicago         Otis  B.  Duncan   Springfield 

•Samuel    A.    Ettelson    Chicago        Mrs.   Irene  Pease  Montana Chicago 

DISTRICTS 

Delegates  Alternates 

1 — George  F.   Harding,  Jr Chicago        Clarence  H.   Robinson   Chicago 

Oscar  De  Priest   Chicago        Conrad    Egerer    Chicago 

2 — Charles   Ringer    Chicago        Edwin   W.    Sims    Chicago 

Edwin   S.   Davis    Chicago        Edward  G.  Elzinga  Chicago 

3 — Elliott  W.  Sproul   Chicago        Henry    R.    Boettcher     Chicago 

Anton  T.   Zeman    Chicago        William    T.    Arthur    Chicago 

4 — Frank  H.   Dobler   Chicago        Frank  Trefil   Chicago 

Hector   A.    Brouillet    Chicago        George  L.  Russell   Chicago 

5 — Thomas    Curran    Chicago        Jacob    Geiserowich    Chicago 

John  T.  Nebeck   Chicago        Otto    Besserer    Chicago 

6 — Robert  E.   Crowe   Chicago        Albert  O.   Hollie   Chicago 

George  B.   Arnold    Chicago        Carl    P.    Graff    Chicago 

7 — John   P.   Garner    Chicago        Harry    M.    Carroll    Chicago 

Albert    H.    Severinghaus ....  Chicago        Louis  S.  Wilk   Chicago 

8 — Christopher   Mamer    Chicago        Charles    McGavin    Chicago 

Magnus  Knudson    Chicago        Joseph    F.    Dolatowski    Chicago 

9 — William   Wrigley,   Jr Chicago        Henry   T.    Carr    Chicago 

Michael  J.   Faherty    Chicago        John  A.  Peterson   Chicago 

10 — William   T.   Abbott    Chicago        Robert    J.    Douglas    Waukegan 

Edgar    J.    Cook    Chicago        Charles    L.    S wanson    Chicago 

II— William  E.  Wire  Hebron        Frank  M.   Lasher    Elgin 

John   Lambert    Joliet        Joseph   A.    Reuss    Naperville 

12 — Fred  E.   Sterling   Rockford        C.    A.    Darnell    Piano 

Henry  W.  Johnson  Ottawa        Frank  S.  Whitman  2d   Belvidere 


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13— Charles    W.    McCall    Morrison 

J.  Stewart  Lamont  . . .  .Apple  River 
14 — Everitt  C.  Hardin  Monmouth 

Lowrie  C.  Blanding  Moline 

15 — Burnet  M.  Chiperfield  Canton 

Charles  P.  Riner  Galva 

1 6 — William  E.  Hull  Peoria 

Palmer  E.  Anderson  Princeton 

17 — Frank  H.  Funk  Bloomington 

Frederick  J.  Simitar  Minonk 

18 — Fred  Raber  Paris 

Howard  A.  Swallow  Danville 

19 — George  H.  Jeffries  Charleston 

Frank  K.  Lemon  Clinton 

20 — Andrew  Russell  Jacksonville 

Joseph  \V.  Becker  Jersey ville 

21— Elbert  S.  Smith  Springfield 

Phil  S.  Haner  Taylorville 

22— Ed.  M.  Irwin  Belleville 

W.  M.  Sauvage  Alton 

23 — John  J.  Brown  Vandalia 

P.  B.  McCullough Lawrenceville 

24 — A.  J.  Poorman  Fairfield 

Charles  Durfee  Golconda 

25 — Hal  W.  Trovillion  Herrin 

Otis    F.    Glenn    Murphysboro 


W.   T.  Huston    Rochelle 

A.    P.    Woodruff Savanna 

James    E.    Dertinger    Bushnell 

Charles  W.   Cooper    Little  York 

Thomas    S.    Carlin Golden 

G.   T.  Townsend    Galesburg 

Edwin    M.   Wayne    Delavan 

Harry   Taggart    Wenona 

William    M.    Miller    Cabery 

W.    W.   Latham    Lincoln 

George    G.    Robertson    Marshall 

C.    E.    Carter    Onarga 

S.   S.   Clapper    Mowequa 

Andrew  D.   Miller    Sullivan 

Harry  E.   Beekman Petersburg 

Samuel  O.   Savage Tallula 

Harry    DeFrates     Palmyra 

F.   H.  Ives    Hillsboro 

A.    C.    Bollinger     Waterloo 

Rose  Marion    Boylan    East   St.   Louis 

William   W.    Austin    EfHngham 

Grant  Tohill   Flat  Rock 

Harry    M.    Jackson     Vienna 

Commodore   C.   Wright    McLeansboro 

J.    Fred    Gilster    Chester 

M.   F.  Browner   .      Mound  City 


'Four-fifths  vote  each. 


James   E. 
Harry    S. 


INDIANA 
(Thirty  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates 

Watson    Rushville 

New    Indianapolis 


Edward 
Mrs. 


Albert*  J.    Beveridge    Indianapolis 

James   P.    Goodrich    Winchester 


Alternates 

M.    Wasmuth    Huntington 

Anne    Studebaker    Carlisle 

South    Bend 

Mrs.    Joseph    B.    Kealing Indianapolis 

W.    A.    Gaines    .  Evansville 


DISTRICTS 

1— W.    H.    McCurdy    Evansville        Wm.   E.  Hastings    Mt.  Vernon 


Tames  A.  Hemenway Boonville 

2 — Charles  G.  Sefrit Washington 

Claud  H.  Stratton  Sullivan 

3 — Newton  H.  Myers Jeffersonville 

Lee  Heir  Tell  City 

4 — Estel  Beilby  Lawrenceburg 

Dr.  Haskell  Lett  Seymour 

5 — Edgar  M.  Blessing  Danville 

John  L.  Crawford Terre  Haute 

6 — Harry  Moberly  Shelbyville 

Walter  Bridges  Greenfield 

7 — Charles  W.  Jewett  Indianapolis 

Mahlon    E.    Bash    Indianapolis 


Herman     Bryant     Winslow 

Otto    F.    Herold    Bloomfield 

Miss    Dorothy    Cunningham.  .Martinsville 

Ezra  Smith   French  Lick 

Mrs.   Blanche   Foster   Boruff Bedford 

Henry  E.   Nichols    Madison 

Benjamin  M.  Bledsoe   Vevay 

John   T.    Jones    Brazil 

A.    D.    Spears    Clinton 

Mrs.  John  Goodwin   Brookville 

Clen  Miller Rushville 

Mrs.    Emma   Eaton   White. .  .Indianapolis 
W.  W.  Hyde    Indianapolis 


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OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


INDIANA-OmrirW 


8 — Jesse  T.  Moorman   Winchester 

E.  F.  Kitselman  Muncie 

9 — Morris  Ritchie  Lebanon 

John  Owen  Noblesville 

10 — Walter  E.  Schrage  Whiting 

Thomas  Bauer  Lafayette 

1 1 — Hiram  Bearss  Peru 

George  R.  Daniels Marion 

12 — Joseph  Hutuzueull  Fort  Wayne 

Clyde  Carlin  Angola 

13— Fred  C.  Klein  South  Bend 

John  L.  Moorman Knox 


Wm.   A.    Klepper    Decatur 

L.  Ray  Lenich   Union  City 

David    C.    Jenkins    Kokomo 

Elijah  Perry   Windfall 

Miss    Ada    Bush     Kentland 

Addison   N.    Worstell    Valparaiso 

Mrs.    Frances    Bearss   Gould Peru 

Samuel  G.   Brown    Star  City 

James   Provines    Auburn 

Clyde   Walb    La   Grange 

Jasper    Hoover    Pierceton 

I.    C.    Wood    .  ...Goshen 


IOWA 

(Twenty-six   Delegates) 


AT    LARGE 


Delegates 

*H.    O.    Weaver    Wapello 

*C.    F.    Curtiss Ames 

*C.    E.    Pickett    Waterloo 

•Mrs.  J.  A.  Devitt   Oskaloosa 

'Mrs.  Frank  W.  Dodson   .  ...Des  Moines 

*E.    A.    Burgess    Sioux    City 

*C.  A.  Rawson   Des  Moines 

*Claude    Stanley    Corning 


Alternates 


1 — Alex    Moir    Burlington 

H.  B.  Sloan  Keosauqua 

2 — George  A.  Smith  Clinton 

Geo.  M.  Titus  Muscatine 

3— W.  T.  S.  Rath  Ackley 

Don  D.  Donnan  Independence 

4 — Karl  J.  Johnson  Osage 

A.  J.  Carpenter  Elkader 

5— M.  J.  Tobin  Vinton 

H.  A.  Willoughby . . .  .Grundy  Center 
6 — H.  B.  Alfree  Xewton 

Chas.  C.  Heninger  Sigourney 

7 — Chas.  R.  Brenton  ....Dallas  Center 

Louis  C.  Kurtz  Des  Moines 

8 — Dan  Anderson  Lamoni 

H.  H.  Carter  Corydon 

9 — Almor  Stern  Logan 

E.  S.  White  Harlan 

*10— W.  D.  Miller  Ogden 

*r!.    J.    Thompson    Forest   City 

•Mrs.   B.   M.   Co^n    Estherville 

*Miss  Edith  Prouty  Humboldt 

11— S.  A.  Lincoln  .  ..Alton 


Mrs.   Albert   E.    Glazier    Ft.    Madison 

R.   S.   Galer   Mt.  Pleasant 

Alfred    G.    Mueller    Davenport 

Mrs.    B.    F.    Jones    Ladora 

S.  A.   Clock Hampton 

Miss  Mildred  Humphrey    Clarion 

C.   C.    Sheakley    New  Hampton 

Mrs.  Irene  Bell    Mason   City 

N.    S.    Beale     Tama 

William    T.    Gilmore     Tipton 

Mrs.    Nellie    D.    Needham    Grinnell 

Mrs.    J.    G.    Hutchison    Ottumwa 

Mrs.    F.    L.    Grennon    Wintersett 

Dale    Shaw    Des   Moines 

Miss   Myrtle  Dungan    Chariton 

Mrs.    C.   A.    Hall    Bedford 

T.    J.    Hysham    Red    Oak 

A.  B.  Gillespie   Guthrie  Center 


Mrs.    Robert    Molyneaux    Cherokee 


W.   J.    Kennedy    Sioux    City         Miles    Newby    Blencoe 


•One-half    vote    each. 


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KANSAS 
(Twenty   Delegates) 


AT    LARGE 


Delegates 

Willis  J.  Bailey  Atchison 

H.    H.   Motter    .• Olathe 

David  W.   Mulvane    Topeka 

W.   W.   Watson    ...Salina 


Alternates 
Mrs.    Minnie   J.    Grinstead    ......Liberal 

Emerson   Carey    Hutchison 

Ralph    M.    Harris    Ottawa 

W.   M.   Bettis Wichita 


1 — Frank    Pomeroy    Holton 

Frank  Roberts  Oskaloosa 

2— W.  L.  Wood  Kansas  City 

Frank  Sponable  Paola 

3— Wilbur  F.  Allen  Chanute 

Charles  N.  Hunt  Arkansas  City 

4— William  Allen  White  Emporia 

W.  B.  Dalton St.  George 

5 — J.  B.  Lower Washington 

Fred  Fitzpatrick  Salina 

6— E.  E.  Mulaney  Hill  City 

A.  W.  Swayze  Ellsworth 

7 — W.  Y.  Morgan  Hutchinson 

Thadd  C.  Carver  Pratt 

8— J.  H.  Stewart  Wichita 

George    W.    Kanavel    Sedgwick 


Frank  E.   Grimes    Topeka 

John    McCoy    Oneida 

Mrs.    Sennett   Kirk    lola 

Mrs.  C.  C.  Thomas  Moran 

T.    A.    Curnow    Pittsburgh 

George   Turner    Howard 

Mrs.  L.  T.  Hussey Topeka 

Harry  J.   Taylor    Wabaunsee 

A.   Q.    Miller    Belleville 

Mrs.   J.    P.    Scott    Herington 

G.    W.    Beasley Natoma 

Peter  Johnson    Hays  City 

T.    \V.  Tidlow   Fort  Dodge 

W.  B.  Levan   Ness  City 

Ira   E.    Swain    Caldwell 

Mrs.    F.   O.   Johnson    McPherson 


KENTUCKY 
(Twenty-six   Delegates) 


Delegates 
Mrs.  Christine  Bradley  South.  .Frankfort 

Edwin    P.    Morrow    Frankfort 

Alvin    T.    Hert    '. .  Louisville 

S.  H.   George   Paducah 


Alternates 

H.   Green  Garrett    Winchester 

Mrs.    John    W.    Langley     Pikeville 

Ben    L.    Bruner    Louisville 

George    F.    David    Lexington 


DISTRICTS 


1 — Adolph    Weil     Paducah 

Charles  Ferguson  Smithland 

2 — Gray  Haynes  Owensboro 

Claude  R.  Clark  Hopkinsville 

3 — A.  A.  Demunbrum.Mammouth  Cave 

W.  S.  Carver  Edmonton 

4 — W.  Sherman  Ball  Hardinburg 

G.  C.  Wharton  Springfield 

S — William  Heyburn  Louisville 

Charles  A.  Segner  Louisville 

6 — Maurice  L.  Galvin  Covington 

W.  A.  Burkamp  Newport 

7 — Richard  C.  Stoll  Lexington 

Thomas  M.  Owsley  Lexington 

8— W.  L.  Wallace  Richmond 

T.  L.  Butler  Danville' 

9— W.  C.  Halbert Vanceburg 

M.    S.    Grain    Jackson 


I.   Herman   Sloss    Princeton 

.  T.  J.   Yandell    Marion 

George   R.   Erwin R.   D.   1,  Calhoun 

W.   L.   Hughes    Henderson 

A.    J.    Oliver    Scottsville 

J.   H.  Britt   Trenton 

A.  D.    Kirk     Hartford 

J.    W.    Demombron    Horse    Cave 

Louis    P.    Atwood    Louisville 

Ernest    F.    Horn     Louisville 

B.  F.   Wilson    Sparta 

H.   T.   Clinger   Falmouth 

Virgil    Beatty    Beattyville 

J.    M.    Perkins    Frankfort 

J.     E.    Wood     Danville 

W.   B.   Bufford Nicholasville 

S.     M.     Bradley     . .' Morehead 

James    M.    Collins    Maysville 


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K  ENTUCKY-Gm/inuf  d 

10 — Tolbert  Holliday  Hazard  M.  D.  Powers  Prestonburg 

H.  F.  Ramey  Hazard  B.  F.  Tye  Travelers'  Rest 

11 — J.  Austin  Brown  Monticella  Mrs.  Neeta  J.  Kash  Corbin 

Hirarti  J.  Johnson London  Robert  B.  Lloyd  Jamestown 


LOUISIANA 
(Twelve  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Walter  L.  Cohen New  Orleans  Hugh    Larre    New    Orleans 

Emile   Kuntz    New    Orleans  F.  F.  Woodfley Lake  Charles 

D.  A.  Lines  New  Orleans  W.    E.   Weeks    New   Orleans 

B.    V.    Baranco    Baton   Rouge  R.    A.    Giddons    Coushatta 

DISTRICTS 

1 — Joseph  Wilkins ....New  Orleans  Albert  Workman    New   Orleans 

2 — A.    C.    Fowler    Gretna  W.   W.   Tutle    New    Orleans 

3 — P.    H.    Segurra    New    Iberia  A.    R.    Thompson    Patterson 

4 — Chas.    M    Robertson Shreveport  J.    M.    Carter    Shreveport 

5— S.    W   Green    Lake   Providence  J.    S.    Millikin    Millikin 

6 — J.     H.     Lowery     Donaldsville  George    J.    Reilly    Clinton 

7 — J.    Stuart    Thomson Lake    Charles  Goldman    Lasalle    Opelousas 

8 — Louis    Escude    -.Mansura  J.    Edward   Hines    Alexandria 


•     MAINE 
(Twelve  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Edward  W.   Wheeler   Brunswick        George    H.    Smith    Waterborough 

Charles    B.    Carter    Auburn        Patrick   H.    Gillin    Bangor 

George   C.  -Weeks    Fairfield        Phineas    H.    Gay    Damariscotta 

Frank   M.    Hume    Houlton         Timothy   F.    Callahan    Lewiston 

DISTRICTS 
1— P.   P.   Baxter   Portland        E.    E.    Philbrook    Portland 

Ernest  L.   Morrill    Saco        William    Garner    Parsonfield 

2— R.  J.   Hodgdon    Lewiston        W.  C.  Oliver  Bath 

A.   J.   Stearns    Norway        John    Bass    Wilton 

3 — Blaine    S.    Viles    Augusta-     Charles  J.  Cole Readfield 

Stillman   E.   Woodman    Machias        B.    O.    Norton    Belfast 

A — Burton  W.   Howe    Patten        E.   B.   Sanger   Bangor 

Harry    W.    Davis    Guilford        N.    F.    Perry    Presque   Isle 


MARYLAND 

(Sixteen  Delegates) 

Delegates  Alternates 

*  Galen    L.    Tait    Bethesda        A.    Parks    Rasin    Chestertown 

*Felix   Angus    Baltimore        Thomas    Dawson    Rockville 

*W.  Bladen  Lowndes   Baltimore        Charles   Steiner    Baltimore 

•A.   W.   W.   Woodcock    Salisbury        H.   B.   Wilcox   Baltimore 

•William   F.   Browning Baltimore        Truxton    Beale    Annapolis 

*Blanchard  Randall   Baltimore         Edmund  Budnitz   Baltimore 

•John   W.    Garrett . . : Baltimore        E.   Bernard  Taylor   Baltimore 

•Harry    W.    Nice    Baltimore        H.  M.  St.  Clair  Cambridge 


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DISTRICTS 


1 — Lawrence    Towers    Den  ton 

Thomas  Bartlett  Easton 

2— Walter  R.  Rudy Mt.  Airy 

Jacob  France  Catonsville 

3— Charles  W.  Main  Baltimore 

John  A.  Janetzke  Baltimore 

4 — James  A.  Gary  Jr Baltimore 

Warner  T.  McGuinn  Baltimore 

5 — R.  Frank  Smith  Baltimore 

Jeremiah  Hawkins  Brentwood 

6 — Charles  H.  Holtzoman  ..Cumberland 

Reno  S.  Harp   Frederick 


"One-half   vote   each. 


N.  J.  Wimbrow  Whaleyville 

Frank  T.   Benson   Port  Deposit 

Charles   H.    Kuebler    Baltimore 

William    H.    Lawrence    Baltimore 

Fred    Selenkow     Baltimore 

John   Toadvin    , Baltimore 

Charles    W.    Pohlman    Baltimore 

George   A.    Watty    Baltimore 

Herbert  L.  Datterlee   ..Sotterly's  Wharf 

F.   Stone   Posey   La   Plata 

George  L.  Eppler  Cumberland 

Scott  M.  Wolfinger Hagerstown 


MASSACHUSETTS 
(Thirty-five    Delegates) 


Delegates 

Henry  Cabot   Lodge    Nahant 

Frederick   H.    Gillett    Springfield 

W.    Murray    Crane    Dalton 

Edward  A.  Thurston   Fall  River 


Alternates 

Butler    Ames     Lowell 

Chandler    Bullock    Worcester 

Gurdon  W.   Gordon    Springfield 

Butler   R.    Wilson Boston 


1 — James    R.    Savery    Pittsfield 

William   F.    Whiting    Holyoke 

2 — George  A.   Bacon   Springfield 

Henry    L.    Bowles    Springfield 

3— Freelon    Q.    Ball    Monson 

Albert  H.   Stone    Gardner 

4 — Albert    F.    Richardson    ...Worcester 

Walter   E.    Schuster    Douglas 

S — Frank    E.    Dunbar    Lowell 

Gardner    W.    Pearson     Lowell 

6 — William   H.    Root    Haverhill 

George  V.  L.   Meyer Hamilton 

7 — Archie   N.    Frost    Lawrence 

Charles  A.  Littlefield Lynn 

8 — Philip   R    Ammidon    Cambridge 

Lewis   Parkhurst    Winchester 

9 — Charles  W.   Eldridge   Somerville 

Herbert   P.    Wasgatt    Everett 

10 — Charles   L.    Burrill    Boston 

1 1 — Caspar   G.   Bacon    Boston 

Charles   H.   Innes    Boston 

12 — J.    Mitchell   Galvin    Boston 

Herbert   S.    Frost    Boston 

13 — John   H.   Sherburne    Brookline 

..     Thomas   W.   White    Newton 

14 — Louis    A.    Coolidge    Milton 

Harry  H.  Williams   Brockton 


Edgar   L.    Gillett    Westfield 

John  H.  Waterhouse ."North  Adams 

Walter  D.  Cowls Amherst 

Samuel  W.   Lee   Northampton 

Bernard  W.  Doyle Leominster 

Joseph   G.   E.   Page   Southbridge 

Chester  D.   Heywood   Worcester 

John    W.    Slattery    Westborough 

Kimball  G.  Colby Methuen 

Wilford    D.    Gray    Woburn 

William   H.    McSweeney    Salem 

Gayden  W.   Morrill Newburyport 

Fabrizio    Pitocchelli    Lawrence 

Eugene  B.  Fraser  Lynn 

John   Dike    Melrose 

Alexandra    Carlisle   Peiffer Lexington 

Andrew  A.   Casassa   Revere 

John    V.    Kimball    Maiden 

John  J.   Musgrave  Boston 

Barnard   Morrison    Boston 

Hubert    W.    Ross    Boston 

Tilton    S.    Bell     Boston 

Willard    W.    Hibbard    Boston 

William  W.  Ollendorff Medway 

Benjamin   Loring   Young    Weston 

Philip  S.  Dalton   Milton 

Walter  Rapp Brockton 


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MASSACHUSETTS-CoFUmiW 


15— Walter  E.  McLane  Fall  River 

Joseph  E.  Warner  Taunton 

16 — Eben  S.  S.  Keith  Bourne 

Ward  M.  Parker New  Bedford 


Arthur  F.  Gehrung   Attleboro 

Charles  H.  Macomber   Berkley 

John   Halliwell    New   Bedford 

Thomas     Otis     .  ..Barnstable 


•One-half    vote    each. 


MICHIGAN 
(Thirty    Delegates) 

Delegates 

Charles   W.    Burton    Detroit 

Mrs.   Grace  Greenwood   Browne 

Ann    Arbor 

Claude    T.    Hamilton    Grand    Rapids 

Robert    H.    Shields    Houghton 


Alternates 

Charles    P.    O'Neil    Detroit 

Howard  P.  Woodworth    Bay  City 

Mrs.    Nellie    Francis    Graves    ...Saginaw 
Mrs.    Orrin    T.    Bolt    Muskegon 


DISTRICTS 


1 — John  W.  Smith   .' . .  District 

Jerome  H.  Remick  Detroit 

2 — William  G.  Gutmann  Monroe 

Albert  S.  Glasgow  Jackson 

3 — John  C.  Davis  Battle  Creek 

Donald  Osborne  Kalamazoo 

4 — W.  R.  Cook  Hastings 

W.  A.  Cavin  Sturgis 

5— Frank  D.  McKay  Grand  Rapids 

Arthur  Van  Buren  Holland 

6 — Thaddeus  D.  Seeley  Pontiac 

Leonard  Freeman  Flint 

7 — John  H.  Hands  Sandusky 

Burt  D.  Cady  Port  Huron 

8— William  F.  Gallagher  Owosso 

Fred  W.  Green  lona 

9 — Martin  Brown  Leland 

Harris  E.  Galpin Muskegon 

10 — James  E.  Davidson  Bay  City 

Alfred  J.  Doherty  Clare 

11— Richard  E.  MacLean  Wells 

William  J.  Pierson  Boyne  Falls 

12 — O.  C.  Davidson  Iron  Mountain 

E.  C.  Bowers  ..13 Iron  River 

1 3— Robert  Oakman  Detroit 

Ira   W.   Jayne    Detroit 


Joseph   Wedda    Detroit 

Miss   Lotta    B.   Broadbridge Detroit 

Fred    C.    Fisher    Belleville 

A.    F.    Schurz    Ann  Arbor 

Benjamin   B.   Gorman    Coldwater 

A.  S.  Kimball  Battle  Creek 

Clare    Hoffman    Allegan 

W.    H.    Berkey    Cassopolis 

Mrs.  A.  L.  T.  Blake Grand  Rapids 

William   M.   Connolly Spring  Lake 

Daniel    C.    Richards    Howell 

Samuel  S.  Riley   Lansing 

James   B.    Brooker    Cass   City 

Charles  W.   Smith   Lapeer 

Mabel  Roach  Somers    Saginaw 

Teresa    B.    Ranney    Greenville 

Joseph    Murphy    Cadillac 

Mrs.  Mabel  Curtis  Ludington 

Floyd    Mitchell    Weidman 

Charles    Francis     Standish 

Lee    Harmon    Manistique 

Henry    K.    Gustin    Alpena 

George   A.    Newett    Ishpeming 

Robert    A.    Douglas    Ironwood 

Mrs.  Agnes  Farrell   Detroit 

Leonard    Szymanski    Detroit 


MINNESOTA 
(Twenty-four    Delegates) 


AT    LARGE 


Delegates 
Mrs.    Manley    L.    Fosseen . . .  Minneapolis 

Millie    Bunnell    Duluth 

R.    H.    Bach    Owatonna 

Alvah    Eastman    St.    Cloud 


Alternates 

Miss  Julia  Rogers   St.  Paul 

J.     E.    Haycraft     Fairmont 

George  W.   Frankberg   Fergus  Falls 

Frank  E.   Reed    Minneapolis 


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MINN  ESOTA-ConriniW 

DISTRICTS 

1 — Earl   Simpson    Winona        Samuel  A.   Rask   Blooming  Prairie 

J.    A.    Melone    Rochester        H.    A.    Larson    Preston 

2 — I.   X.   Tompkins    Mankato        Mrs.  Anna  T.  Morse Blue  Earth 

E.  H.  Nichols  Jackson        Mrs.    Winnifred    Campbell    Slayton 

3 — Joseph  J.    Rachac    Faribault        J.  J.   Ponsford   Watertown 

W.  H.  Wescott St.  Paul  W.  L.  Harvey  New  Prague 

4 — Leavitt  Corning St.  Paul  Charles  R.  Parker  St.  Paul 

Herbert  P.  Keller  St.  Paul  George  B.  Edgerton  St.  Paul 

5 — W.  J.  Williamson  Minneapolis  E.  W.  Cameron  Minneapolis 

F.  H.    Carpenter    Minneapolis        George    O.    Hauge    Minneapolis 

6 — Ira    Bouck     Royalton        Mrs.   H.   W.   Gehr Wadena 

Charles   H.    Warner    Aitken        Chas.    Hayden    Blackduck 

7— C.    H.    March    Litchfield        John   Schutz,   Jr Marshall 

Frank    W.    Murphy     Wheaton        W.    B.    Strom    Olivia 

8— H.    R.    Weirick    Hibbing        Guy    A.    Eaton    Duluth 

Spencer   J.    Searls Carlton  Mrs.  Alice  M.   Lang.  .International  Falls 

9 — Charles    Loring    Crookston    •     Mary    Jenkins    Ada 

Russell  B.  Rathbun    Detroit        Daniel  Shaw    Thief  River  Falls 

10 — L.   M.   Mithun    Buffalo        John  G.   Priebe   Minneapolis 

Thomas    D.    Schall    ....Minneapolis        George  Means    Howard  Lake 


MISSISSIPPI 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

M.   J.    Mulvihill    Vicksburg  A.  M.  Storer   Kosciusko 

M.    H.    Daily    Coldwater  E.    E.    Hindman    . . . .' Jackson 

I.  T.  Montgomery Mound  Bayou  Charles    H.    Isaacs    Natcher 

T).   D.   Sherrod    Meridian  T.  J.   Wilson   Meridian 

DISTRICTS 

*1— W.  F.  Elgin  Corinth  Sam  R.  Russell  Ripley 

2— L.  E.  Oldham  Oxford  William  McDonough  Oxford 

~*3 — E.  P.  Booze  Mound  Bayou  W.  H.  Braxton  Friars  Point 

B.  T.  Williamson  Greenwood  J.  E.  Skinner  Indianola 

*4— L.    B.    Phillips    Eupora  J.    S.    Niles    Kosciusko 

~*S — William  Cleveland  Newton  A.  Buckley  Enterprise 

6— J.  C.  Tyler  Biloxi  E.  E.  Robertson  Collins 

*7 — E.  F.  Brennan,  Jr Brookhaven  H.  B.  Miller, Gloster 

8 — Wesley  C.  Crayton  Vicksburg  W.  H.  Clark  Vicksburg 


'One-half  vote   each. 


MISSOURI 
(Thirty-six  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

*Se"lden  P.  Spencer  St.  Louis  Mrs.     B.    H.    Rutherford     Hannibal 

*W.  L.  Cole  St.  Louis  Miss    Bessie   Graham    Albany 

•Edward   W.    Foristell    St.    Louis  Miss   Sybil   Powell    Rolla 

*L.  C.  Dyer   St.  Louis  Mrs.  William  C.  Irwin   Jefferson 

*W.   S.  Dickey   Kansas  City  Mrs.  Albert  H.   Brueggeman. .  .St.  Louis 

'Mrs    Alice    Curtice    Moyer-Wing  Mrs.   J.    M.    Hutchinson    St.    Louis 

Greenville 

*Mrs.    Vennona    Swan    Joplin  Mrs.   Charles   Geiger    St.   Joseph 

"*G.    R.    A.    Crossland    St.    Joseph  Mrs.  Victoria   Clay  Haley    ....St.    Louis 


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MISSOVRl-ContinueJ 
DISTRICTS 


1 — George  E.  Leslie Memphis 

Edward  S.  Brown Edina 

2 — Roy  H.  Monier  Carrollton 

Fred  C.  Sasse Brunswick 

3 — L.  F.  De  Hart  Cameron 

E.  R.  Lindley  Stanbury 

4 — Clarence  U.  Philley  St  Joe 

Luster  C  Cottrill  Savannah 

5 — Robt  J.  Flick Kansas  City 

Jesse  L.  Martin Independence 

6 — John  O.  App  Adrian 

W.  H.  Allen  Clinton 

7— R.  W.  Hedrick  Cole  Camp 

S.  P.  Huston Malta  Bend 

8 — George  Wagner Jefferson  City 

Roy  T.  Davis  Columbia 

9 — Ransom  A.  Bruer  Hermann 

J.  William  Gill. .  .Montgomery  City 
10 — John  Schmoll  St.  Louis 

Fred  Essen  Clayton 

11— Nat  Goldstein  St.  Louis 

Mrs.  Edward  E.  Butler... St.  Louis 
12 — Sam  A.  Moseley St.  Louis 

Robert  E.  Moore «. .  St.  Louis 

13 — Carr  Hartshorn  Elvins 

Albert  Miller  Hillsboro 

14 — Almon  Ing Poplar  Bluff 

John  C.  Harlin  Gainesville 

15 — T.  J.  Franks  Joplin 

Sam  Chapel  Neosha 

16— Wm.  P.  Elmer  Salem 

Jno.   N.   Pryor   Mansfield 


C.  L.   Young   Kahoka 

G.  B.  Schaefer 

Mrs.    Ben   Wright    Higbee 

Mrs.  R.  N.  Bowden   Brookfield 

W.  V.   Hauber   Grand  City 

W.    H.    Melvin    Princeton 

W.   M.   Rankin 
Miss    Elizabeth    Leet 

Miss  Jennie  L.   Fisher Kansas   City 

Mrs.  Albert  L.  Reeves Kansas  City 

Mrs.    Rosa    Jones    Peculiar 

Mrs.  L.  C.  Pemberton   Holden 

Mrs.   W.  A.  Dollarhide   Hermitage 

Mrs.  Anna  Powell  Odessa 

Miss     Lola    Koffman California 

.  Mrs.    R.   A.   Norfleet Versailles 

Mrs.    W.    L.    Cole Union 

Mrs.    Martha    Spohrer Warrentown 

Mrs.    John    S.    Payne St.  Louis 

Mrs.    Elizabeth    Gann St.  Louis 

Wm.    H.    Butler St.  Louis 

W.    R.   Hill St.  Louis 

Price    McGinnis     St.  Louis 

Louis    Lange    St.  Louis 

Mrs.    Alice    Curtice   Moyer-Wing 

Greenville 

Sam    Bond    Perryville 

Mrs.    James    A.    Finch    ....New    Madrid 

Mrs.    Elizabeth   Allman    Galena 

Nellie    McComb    Lamar 

Mrs.   Joe  J.    Manlove    Pierce   City 

Mrs.  W.  F.   Herron    Houston 

Mrs.    J.    E.    McKesson Lebanon 


•One-half   vote   each. 


MONTANA 

(Eight   Delegates) 


AT    LARGE 


Delegates 

John  Adami,  Jr Helena 

J.    C.    Alexander    Kalispell 

C.    B.    Allen    Billings 

Lynn    D.    Ambrose    Missoula 

Miss  A.   M.  Anderson    Helena 

George  Baker   Butte 

John   Brimacombe    Butte 

A.   J.  Dorr    Glasgow 


Alternates 

Jamee    M.    Burlingame 
Lew  J.   Galloway 
Frank   B.   Connelly 
William  R.  Allen 
John  Allen 
Edward    Donlan 
O.   F.   Goddard 
II.'  L.  Hart 


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NEBRASKA 
(Sixteen  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates 

L.  D.  Richards   Fremont 

Don  L.    Love   Lincoln 

Charles  E.  Sandall   York 

John  W.  Towle   Omaha 


Alternates 

Elmer  F.  Robinson   Hartington 

I.    L.    Pindell    Sidney 

J.   A.   True    McCook 

J.    E.    Lutz    Blair 


DISTRICTS 


1— W.   A.    Selleck    Lincoln 

O.  A.  Cooper  Humboldt 

2 — Gould  Dietz  Omaha 

W.  G.  Ure  Omaha 

3— Burt  Mapes  Norfolk 

A.  R.  Davis  Wayne 

4 — H.  E.  Sackett Beatrice 

H.  C.  Beebe  Osceola 

5— W.  H.  Miller  Bloomington 

H.  E.  Stein  Hastings 

6 — Horace  F.  Kennedy  ....Broken  Bow 

Earl   D.    Mallery    Alliance 


D.  M.   Douthett    Lincoln 

J.    M.    Curtis    Tecumseh 

John  H.    Caldwell    Omaha 

Amos    Thomas    Omaha 

E.  C.   Bergman   Columbus 

Robert   I.   Stout    Tekamah 

George    Liggett    Utica 

H.  H.   Campbell  Osceola 

Albert  J.    Gardner    Orleans 

David    F.    Meeker    Imperial 

C.   A.   Yoder   Elm   Creek 

Guy    C.    Thatcher    Butte 


NEVADA 
(Six  Delegates) 

AT   LARGE 

Delegates 

'Frank  Norcross  Reno 

*Sam    Platt    Reno 

*Miss   Delle   Boyd    Reno 

*J.   I.   Wilson   Yerington 

*H.  J.  Murrish Lovelocks 

'Whitman  Symmes   Virginia  City 

'Arthur   Smith    Ely 

*W.  J.   Booth    Tonopah 

*Frank    Button    Winnemucca 

*B.    F.    Curler    Elko 

*W.  A.  Keddie  Fallen 

*F.   W.    Griffith    Las   Vegas 


Alternates 

Fred    Balzer    Mina 

Mrs.    Frank   Humphreys    Reno 

George  Springmeyer   Reno 

Mrs.  H.  S.  Gelder Yerington 

A.    L.   Bachrodt    Lovelocks 

E.   H.   Beemer    Reno 

J.   H.   Fulmer    Ely 

Hugh   Henry   Brown    Tonopah 

John  G.  Taylor  Lovelocks 

W..  S.    Dupont    Elko 

C.    W.    Foote Fallon 

Walter   R.   Bracken    Las  Vegas 


*One-half  vote   each. 


NEW   HAMPSHIRE 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates 

Frank   Knox    Manchester 

Fred    W.    Estabrook Nashua 

John    H.    Bartlett Portsmouth 

C.    Gale    Shedd Keene 


Alternates 

F.  H.   Challis    Manchester 

William   Dupont    Berlin 

John  L.   Meoder   Rochester 

Benjamin   F.   Prescott    Milford 


DISTRICTS 

1 — Philip  C.  Lockwood Manchester  1 — H.  L.  Grinnell,  Jr Derry 

John  Scammon  Exeter  Hobart  Pillsbury  Manchester 

2— Jesse  M.  Barton  Newport  2 — J.  B.  Perley  Enfield 

Alfred  Stanley  Lincoln  Louis  E.  Shipman  Plainfield 


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NEW  JERSEY 

(Twenty-eight  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Walter  E.   Edge   Atlantic  City        Edgar  A.    Knapp    Elizabeth 

Joseph   S.    Frelinghuysen    Raritan    Ridley    Watts    Morristown 

William   N.   Runyon    Plainfield    Charles    A.    Woolverton     Camden 

Edward   C.    Stokes    Millville        William  B.   Mackay,  Jr Hackensack 

DISTRICTS 

1 — Francis   F.   Patterson,  Jr.    . .  Camden        Charles   S.   Boyer    Camden 

Edward    L.    Sturgess Glassboro        William    Richman    Sharptown 

2 — William   H.    Bright    Wildwood        Joseph  G.  Champion Ocean  City 

William  H.   Worrell   Mt.   Holly        Benjamin    Stevens    Vineland 

3 — William  H.  Kline South  River        James  A.   Morrison   New  Brunswick 

William    P.    Thompson    ..Red    Bank        Andrew  F.  Van  Cleve Ocean  Grove 

4 — Arthur    F.    Foran    Flemington        Charles  A.   Eaton   Watchung 

William  P.   Howe Pennington        John   H.    McCullough    Trenton 

S — J.   Mortimer    Townley    Elizabeth        William    F.    Birch    Dover 

Charles  W.   Ennis   Morristown        John    P.    Stevens    Plainfield 

6 — Nathan  H.  Hart   Newton        A.    Lincoln    Reiley    Phillipsburg 

Daniel   E.   Pomeroy   Englewood        Carl  M.   Vail    Ridgewood 

7 — Joseph    Hardy  Peter  Hofstra 

Colin   Reed    Wise  J.  Hosey  Osborn 

8 — Henry    M.    Doremus Newark        Albert   E.  Howe   Nutley 

Arthur  B.  Archibold    Arlington        Samuel  W.   Smith    Kearny 

9 — Austen   Colgate    — .New   York   City        Arthur  T.  Vanderbilt   East  Orange 

Richard  Wayne  Parker Newark        Philip  Krimke   % Newark 

10 — Edward   D.    Duffield    Newark        Louis    Lippman     Newark 

William    L.    Glorieux Newark        Peter  D.    Eggleston    Montclair 

11— William  P.  Verdon   Hoboken        Charles  A.  Heins West  Hoboken 

Philip    Melcher    Union  John   G.   McGee 

12 — Richard  Doherty   Jersey  City        Charles   V.    Finch    Jersey   City 

Thomas  S.  Vierow   Jersey  City        George   E.   Divers    Jersey   City 


NEW  MEXICO 
(SixT   Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Edward    Cahoon     Roswell  Thomas   H.    O'Brien    Dawson 

David  J.  Leahy East  Las  Vegas  O.    L.    Phillips    Raton 

Jesus    Romero    Albuquerque  W.  C.   Porterfield   Silver  City 

Eduardo  M.  Otero   Las  Lunas  George  W.    Armijo    Sante  Fe 

Gregory   Page    Gallup  J.    E.   Reinburg   La  Union 

Venceslao   Jaramillo    El   Rito  Lorenzo  Delgado   Las  Vegas 


NEW  YORK 
(Eighty-eight  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Nathan  L.  Miller   Syracuse  Thomas   B.   Dunn    Rochester 

fas.  W.  Wadsworth,  Jr Mt.  Morris  Henrietta  W.   Livermore   Yonkers 

Wm.    M.    Calder    Brooklyn  John   F.   O'Brien   W.   Chazy 

Win.    Boyce  Thompson    Yonkers  Chas.  W.  Anderson   New  York 


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DISTRICTS 


1 — Robert   L.   Bacon    Westbury 

Harry   Lee   Riverhead 

2 — John  Wagner   Long  Island 

Thorndyke    C.    McKennee 

Rockaway   Beach 

3 — John    MacCrate    Brooklyn 

Jacob  Bartscherer   Brooklyn 

4 — Chas.  S.   Devoy   Brooklyn 

Jacob    Brenner    Brooklyn 

5 — Chas.     F.     Murphy     Brooklyn 

Alfred    E.    Vass    Brooklyn 

6 — Frederick    J.    H.    Kracke.  .Brooklyn 

Lewis  M.   Swasey   Brooklyn 

7— Paul  Windels    Brooklyn 

Wm.    Boardman    Brooklyn 

8 — Frederick    Oppikofer    Brooklyn 

Marcus    B.    Campbell    Brooklyn 

9 — Jacob    A.    Livingston    Brooklyn 

Robert    Kennedy    Brooklyn 

10— Reuben  L.   Haskell   Brooklyn 

Thomas  J.    McGann    Brooklyn 

11 — George   Cromwell 

Donjan  Hills,  S.  I. 
Chauncey  M.  Depew   ....New  York 

12 — Joseph    Levenson    New    York 

13— Helen   Varick   Bos  well. .  .New    York 

14 — Samuel  S.  Koenig New  York 

Fiorello  H.   LaGuardia. . .  New   York 

15— Michael  H.  Blake   New  York 

Henry  W.  Taf t New  York 

16 — Henry   L.  Stimson   New  York 

Jas.    R.   Sheffield    New   York 

1 7— Albert   J.    Berwin New    York 

Herbert  Parsons   New  York 

18— Chas.    S.    Whitman New    York 

Ogden    L.    Mills New   York 

19 — Nicholas    Murray    Butler. New    York 

Chas  D  Hilles   New  York 

20 — Jules    S.    Bache New    York 

Isaac  Siegel    New  York 

21 — John  J.    Lyons    New    York 

Edward    M.    Morgan    ....  New   York 

22— Geo.   Z.   Medalie    New  York 

Jas.  L.  Wells   New  York 

23— Geo.    W.    Perkins    Riverdale 

Richard   W.    Lawrence    . .  New   York 

24 — Leslie    Sutherland     Yonkers 

Arthur    W.    Lawrence. ..  .Bronxville 

25— Wm.    L.    Ward    Port    Chester 

Otis   H.    Cutler    Suffern 

26 — Joseph  M.  Dickey Newburgh 

Daniel  J.    Gleason    Millerton 


Jeremiah  Wood   Lynbrook 

deLancey   Kountze    Southampton 

Ebba    M.    Winslow    Rosedale 

Isaac    Schwerin    Flushing 

Marion    Monninger    Brooklyn 

Wm.    Brust    Brooklyn 

Chas.    F.    Vachris    Brooklyn 

Antonio   De   Martini   Brooklyn 

John   T.   Rafferty    Brooklyn 

Virginia   K.    O'Connor    Brooklyn 

Samuel    Kellner    Brooklyn 

Estelle  D.   Bush Brooklyn 

George  A.   Owens    Brooklyn 

Walter  T.  L.  Dickie   Brooklyn 

Maurice    J.    Moore    Brooklyn 

Wm.    H.    Eagleson    Brooklyn 

Geo.  W.  A.   Murray   Brooklyn 

Robert   B.   Beyer  • Brooklyn 

Philip    S.    Seligman    Brooklyn 

Wm.    Liebermann    Brooklyn 

Jos.   P.  Thompson    Stapleton,   S.   I. 

Louis  J.  Obici   New  York 

Henry  G.  Bralower New  York 

Harry  D.  Rosen   New  York 

Olive   Stott   Gabriel    New  York 

Elsie  Blum    New  York 

Nellie    Wilson    New  York 

Benj.   F.   Fox   New  York 

Wm.    Henkel    New  York 

Elizabeth  J.   Cudmore    New   York 

Caroline  L.  Iselin  New  York 

John  W.  Noble   New  York 

Ambrose    O.    Neal    New  York 

Joseph    Pabian New  York 

Katherine    Hammer    New  York 

Robert   P.    Levis    New  York 

Chas.    Novello     New  York 

Robert    Oppenheim     New  York 

Myrta  M.   Hanford   New  York 

John   C.   Hawkins    New  York 

Geo.   Henry  Payne   New  York 

Joseph  H.   Emery    New   York 

Thos.  W.   Whittle   New  York 

Ernest   W.   Bradbury    .'..New  York 

John  Boyle,  Jr New  York 

John  H.   Nichols   New  York 

Harry    E.   Colwell    Rochelle 

Chas.  D.   Millard   Tarry  town 

Russell    Wiggins    Middletown 

Geo.     Overocker     Poughkeepste 


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NEW  YORK— Continued 


27— Philip    Elting    Kingston 

Louis  .F.  Payn  Chatham 

28 — Wm.  Barnes  Albany 

Henry  M.  Sage  Menands 

29 — Louis  W.  Emerson..  ..Warrensburg 

Cornelius  V.  Collins  Troy 

30 — John  Barnes  Amsterdam 

Jas  M.  Evans Johnstown 

31 — Bertrand  H.  Snell  Potsdam 

Joseph  G.  Gokey Tupper  Lake 

32 — Elon  R.  Brown  Watertown 

Perry  G.  Williams Lowville 

33 — Thos.  R.  Proctor  Utica 

Homer  P.  Snyder Little  Falls 

34— Lafayette  B.  Gleason  Delhi 

Leroy  E.  Barnes Binghamton 

35 — Florence  E.  S.  Knapp Syracuse 

Geo.  M.  Champlin  Cortland 

36 — Lansing  G.  Hoskins Geneva 

John  Taber  Auburn 

37— Wm.  J.  Tully Corning 

John  W.  Dwight  Dryden 

38 — Geo.  W.  Aldridge Rochester 

Jas.  L.  Hotchkiss Rochester 

39— Jas.  E.  Nash Silver  Springs 

Irving  L'Hommedieu  Medina 

40— Edward  H.  Butler  Buffalo 

Geo.  W.  Whitehead... Niagara  Falls 
41 — Geo.  P.  Urban  Buffalo 

Harry  J.  Knepper  Buffalo 

42— Herbert  S.  Sisson  Collins 

Wm.  F.  Waldow  Buffalo 

43 — Albert  T.  Fancher  Salamanca 

Cyrus   E.   Tones    Lakewood 


Frank  L.  Dodge Ashland 

Clyde   H.    Proper    Schoharie 

Rollin    B.    Sanford    Albany 

Alba   M.    Ide Troy 

Jas.    S.    Parker    Salem 

Thomas    H.    Sterling    . . .  .Mechanicsville 

Samuel   Rothchild    Gloversville 

Jas.    C.    Parker    Schenectady 

Mary  Chahoon    Ausable  Forks 

Wallace  H.  Howell,  Jr.    Willsboro 

Harold  O.   Whitnall   Hamilton 

Patrick    W.    Cullinan    Oswego 

Chas.    B.    Rogers    Clinton 

Herbert    T.    Dyett    : Rome 

Jas.    P.    Hill    Norwich 

Florence   M.    Wardwell ..  Springfield   Ctr. 

Richard   J.    Shanahan    Syracuse 

Geo.    D.    Kirtland    Syracuse 

H.    Merton  Smith    Penn   Yan 

Jas.    D.    Bashford    Lyons 

Cora    West    Diven    Elmira 

Theodore  F.  Chamberlain. Newark  Valley 

John    McKie    Rochester 

Geo.    W.     Dunn     Webster 

Mrs.  Zada  A.  Ferry  Walker Batavia 

Schyler    C.    Wells    LeRoy 

Mrs.    Helen   May  Hosmer    Buffalo 

Geo.    E.    Green    Lockport 

Miss    Ada    Schenk    Snyder 

Mrs.  Mary  Lorbrick  Felton Buffalo 

John    E.    Kirschberger    Buffalo 

Mrs.  Grace  L.   Parker N.  Collins 

Wm.    Duke,    Jr Wellsville 

Mary  B.  Jepson   Clean 


NORTH   CAROLINA 
(.Twenty-two    Delegates) 

AT  LARGE 
Delegates 

John  M.  Morehead   Charlotte 

Frank  A.   Linney   Boone 

E.  Carl  Duncan    Raleigh 

Marion  Butler   . ,  . .  Elliott 


Alternates 

C.  R.  Pugh   Elizabeth  City 

J.   D.    Parker   Smithfield 

Eugene    Holt    Burlington 

D.  W.   Hill    Asheville 


DISTRICTS 


1 — Isaac  M.  Meekins  —  Elizabeth  City 

2 — Dan  W.  Patrick  Snow  Hill 

3 — George  E.  Butler  Clinton 

D.  M.  Jones Beaufort 

4— R.  W.  Ward  Raleigh 

J.  J.  Jenkins  Siler  City 

5 — David  H.  Blair Winston-Salem 

J.  H.  Harden  Burlington 

6 — Irvin  B.  Tucker  Whiteville 

Alexander  L.   McCaskill  Fayetteville 


Wheeler  Martin   Williamstown' 

J.    E.   Cameron    Kinston 

H.   J.    Faison    Faison 

A.  L.  Wilson   Newport 

J.   W.   Harden    Raleigh 

J.    F.    Hicks    Henderson 

S.   O.    McGuire   Elkin 

U.    L.    Stanford    Stoneville 

Robert  W.  Davis   Southport 

John  M.   Byrd   Lillington 


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7— P.  E.  Brown Wilkesboro 

Claudius  Dockery  Troy 

8 — R.  A.  Kohloss  Salisbury 

T.  O.  Teague Taylorsville 

9— John  C.  McBee  Bakersville 

J.  J.  George  Cherryville 

10— Charles  J.  Harris  Dillsboro 

Brownlow   Jackson    . .  Hendersonville 


W.    F.    Redding    Asheboro 

H.  F.   Seawell   Carthage 

W.   S.   Whiting   Shulls  Mills 

R.    V.    Thorp    Statesville 

H.    C.    Caviness    Newland 

P.  A.   Setzer   Hickory 

John    B.    Ensley    Sylva 

C.  Brewster  Chapman .  .Asheville 


NORTH  DAKOTA 
(Ten    Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates 

Staale  Handrickson Coteau 

E.    A.    Tostevin    Mandan 

A.  T.  Kraabel   Clifford 

Olaf  Lokensgard    Sawyer 

Edward   P.    Kelly   Carrington 

Alfred    Steel    Jamestown 

E.    P.    Bishop    Belfield 

Henry   McLean    Hannah 

E.   C.   Lucas    Lisbon 

Minnie  J.  Nielson   Valley  City 


Alternates 


OHIO 

(Forty-eight   Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates 
Myron  T.   Herrick. ..  .Cleveland  Heights 

John   B.   Galvin    Cincinnati 

Frank   B.    Willis    Delaware 

William    H.    Boyd    Cleveland 


Alternates 

Daniel    C.    Brower    Dayton 

Charles   A.    Cottrill    Toledo 

Edwin  Jones    Jackson 

Harry  L-  Vail    Cleveland 


DISTRICTS 


1 — Myers    Cooper    Cincinnati 

Rudolph  K.  Hynicka  ....Cincinnati 
2 — Albert  Bode  Cincinnati 

John  J.  Burchenal Cincinnati 

3 — Robert  Patterson  Dayton 

Frank  I.  Brown  Dayton 

4 — Wilson  W.  Wood,  3d Piqua 

J.  W.  Halfhill  Lima 

5— H.  B.  Franks  Montpelier 

Jacob  Longnecker  Delta 

6 — Chas.  E.  Hard Portsmouth 

James  O.  McManus  ...West  Union 
7— L.  E.  Evans  West  Jefferson 

George  U.  Wilbur  Marysville 

8 — Charles  M.  Lewis  Harpster 

Hoke  Dontthen  Marion 

9 — Walter  F.  Brown Toledo 

Wm.  W.  Knight  Toledo 

10— R.  M.  Switzer  Gallipolis 

A.   R.   Johnson    Ironton 


L.  B.  Cahill  Cincinnati 

Frank   H.    Kunkel    Cincinnati 

Christian    Bardes    Cincinnati 

Henry   Ott    Cincinnati 

John  A.   Hoover   Dayton 

Frank   P.    Richter    Hamilton 

B.  H.   Gilberg    Salina 

Albert  Herzig   St.   Marys 

A.    F.   Tabler    Napolean 

R  B.  Troyer Continental 

J.   A.    Shriver    Manchester 

John  W.  Gregg   Waverly 

C.  A.  Reid  Washington  C.  H. 

Marcus    Shoup    Xenia 

R.    E.    Ratcliffe    Kenton 

F.    H.    Miller    Mt.    Gilead 

Frank   H.   Geer    Toledo 

J.    C.    Steinkamp    Elmore 

H.  A.   Goddard    Willston 

S.   F.   Beckley    McArthur 


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OHIO— Continued 

1 1 — S.  F.  McCracken  Lancaster  John  F.  White  Logan 

LaBert  Davie  New  Lexington  Milton  J.  Scott  Chillicothe 

12 — George  R.  Hedges Columbus  Thomas  B.  Hardman  Columbus 

John  B.  Miles Columbus  Robert  T.  Smith  Columbus 

13 — Earl   Ash    Amsden        W.    M.    Weatherspoon    Fostoria 

F.  A.   Knapp    Bellevue        C.   B.  Wilcox   Sandusky 

14 — W.    E.    Pardee    Akron        D.    M.    Mason    Kent 

C.  K.  Whitney  Oberlin  W.  H.  Crafts  Manatua 

15— Wm.  P.  Sharer  Zanesville  C.  H.  Fouts  McConnelsville 

Beeman  G.  Dawes  Marietta  William  D.  Merry  Caldwell 

16 — Thomas  F.  Turner  Canton  Roy  A.  Wilson  New  Philadelphia 

Edwin  Morgan  Alliance  C.  F.  Kraft  Orville 

17 — Grant  Dowds  Mt.  Vernon  George  Hildebrand  Ashland 

E.  B.  Capeler Mansfield        Edward   Bennett    Galena 

18 — W.   H.    Mullens    .  t Salem         R.    R.   Wood    Martins   Ferry 

Chas.  T.  Coleman  — Martins  Ferry  J.  A.  Gordon  New  Athens 

19 — W.  P.  Barnum  Youngstown  Raymond  V.  Dickey  Youngstown 

Joseph  G.  Butler,  Jr. .  .Youngstown  Isaac  M.  Hogg  Youngstown 

20 — Paul  Rowland  Cleveland  Jerry  R.  Zmunt  Cleveland 

W.  S.  Fitzgerald Cleveland  Fielder  Sanders  Cleveland 

21— Harry  L.  Davis  Cleveland  Herman  H.  Finkle  Cleveland 

Clayton  C.  Townes  Cleveland  Thomas  W.  Fleming  Cleveland 

22— William  L.  Day  Cleveland  Elmer  E.  Bates  Cleveland 

William  F.  Eirick Cleveland        C. "  R.    Cross    Cleveland 

OKLAHOMA 

(Twenty  Delegates) 

AT  LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

•Bird  McGuire   Tulsa 

'Henry  E.  Asp   Oklahoma  City 

*J.   E.  Dyche   Oklahoma  City 

•  Alva  McDonald   El  Reno 

*  Vernon    Whiting    Pawhuska 

•W.    H.    Hills    Enid 

'John    Dillon    Geary 

•D.    C.    Malernee    Walters 

DISTRICTS 

1 — Chas.    B.    Rogers    Tulsa        Geo.    B.    Schwabe    Nowata 

S.    E.    Wallen    Vinita        Alex   A.   Dennison    Claremore 

2 — L.    G.    Disney    Muskogee        John    Raper     Coweta 

G.  O.  Grant Stilwell        F.    P.   Snider    Muskogee 

3 — E.    A.    McGowan    Talihina         Mrs.    Wm.-  Burkhart    McAlester 

F.  E.    Kennamer    Madill        Sam    Butler     Atoka 

4 — Hugh    Scott    Holdenville        James  A.  Embry Chandlei 

Albert    Kelly    Bristow        T.    W.   Harmon    Paden 

*S— W.  H.  P.  Trudgeon.. Oklahoma  City 

Chris    Madsen    Guthrie 

Mrs.    Frank    P.    Northup 

Oklahoma    City 

Mrs.  J.    S.   Pearson    Marshall 

6 — Wm.    Newer    Kingfisher        C.    C.    Brown     Lawton 

Rex    Galbraith    Apache        J.    R.    Schultz    El    Reno 


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C  KLAHOMA-  Continued 

7 — Zach  T.  Pryse  Mangum  H.  L.  Vogle  Snyder 

C.  R.  Strong  Clinton  Fred  L.  Hoyt  Taloga 

8 — Everett  Purcell  Enid  George  E.  Ellison  Guynam 

S.  B.  Richards  Waynoka  Roy  Harvey  Perry 


•One-half  vote  each. 


OREGON 
(Ten    Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Wallace    McCamant     Portland  Sanfield    McDonald    Portland 

Conrad    P.    Olson    Portland  W.    I,    Harrison    Portland 

Charles   H.   Carey    Portland  Denton  Burdick 

John  L.  Rand Baker  W.    L.    Tooze 

DISTRICTS 

1 — Walter   L.    Tooze,   Jr.    . .  McMinnville        Joel   C.    Booth    Lebanon 

E.   J.    Adams    Eugene         Mrs.    Joel   C.    Booth Lebanon 

2 — W.   H.    Brooke    Ontario  Roy   Rittner 

D.  J.  Cooper The  Dalles         M.   J.    Donnell    The   Dalles 

3 — Dow    Walker    Portland  .  Mrs.   F.   O.  Northrup 

Hamilton    Johnstone    Portland  Jno.   L.  Day 


PENNSYLVANIA 
(Seventy-six    Delegates) 

AT  LARGE 
Delegates  Alternates 

William   Wallace  Atterbury,   Philadelphia  Robert   B.   Greer   Butler 

Edward   V.    Babcock Pittsburgh  James    H.    Reed    > Pittsburgh 

Percy    M.    Chandler    Philadelphia  W.    Harry   Baker    Harrisburg 

James    Elverson,  Jr Philadelphia  Charles   L.   Brown    Philadelphia 

W.   Freeland  Kendrick   Philadelphia  Elisha    P.   Douglass    McKeesport 

Philander   C.    Knox    Pittsburgh  Henry  M.   Edwards    Scranton 

Andrew    W.    Mellon    Pittsburgh  William  S.   Ellis    Bryn   Mawr 

Asher    Miner     Wilkes-Barre  Andrew    Frosch    Philadelphia 

J.   Hampton  Moore   Philadelphia  Jacob    L.    Kendall    Pittsburgh 

Boies    Penrose Philadelphia  Lyle  W.   Orr   Erie 

William  I.   Schaffer    Chester  John    W.    B.    Rausman    Lancaster 

William    C.    Sproul    Harrisburg  Andrew   F.   Stevens    Philadelphia 

DISTRICTS 

1— Charles  B.   Hall    Philadelphia  John  W.   Parks   Philadelphia 

William   S.   Vare    Philadelphia  Robert    Smith    (deceased) ..  .Philadelphia 

2 — Thomas    Develon,   Jr Philadelphia  George  W.   Coles    Philadelphia 

Powell    Evans    Philadelphia  Joseph    P.     O'Neill Philadelphia 

3 — Joseph    P.    Bartlucci Philadelphia  Isaac   D.    Hetzell    Philadelphia 

William    Rowen    Philadelphia  Herbert   W.   Salus    Philadelphia 

4 — Alfred    E.    Burk Philadelphia  William    B.    Rosskam    Philadelphia 

William    Freihofer    Philadelphia  John    W.    Snowden    Philadelphia 

5 — Harry    Brocklehurst    . .  .  Philadhlpeia  Byron    E.    Wrigley    Philadelphia 

Joseph  H.  Bromley Philadelphia  S.    Everett   Pendlebury    Philadelphia 

6 — Bayard    Henry    Philadelphia  Chester    W.    Hill    Philadelphia 

Samuel   P.   Rotan    Philadelphia  Frank    L.    Ken  worthy    Philadelphia 


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7 — Horace  A  Beale,  Jr.   ....  Parkesburg 
Samuel  M.  Vauclain.P.  O.  Rosemont 

8 — Clayton  H.  Alderfer Norristown 

Joseph  R.  Grundy   Bristol 

9 — William   W.    Griest    Lancaster 

H.    Edgar  Sherts    Millersville 

10 — Mortimer  B.  Fuller Scranton 

-George  W.  Maxey Scranton 

11— Albert    H.    Bleckley    .  .Wilkes-Barre 
Paul  J.   Sherwood    ....Wilkes-Barre 

12 — Charles    P.    Hoffman    Pottsville 

Paul  W.   Houck    Shenandoah 

13 — Charles  J.  Esterly Wyomissing 

Edward  M.   Young   Allentown 

14 — Lewis  A.   Howell Honesdale 

E.    Everitt    Van    Dyne    Troy 

15 — Archibald   F.  Jones    ...  .Coudei sport 

Allen   P,    Perley    Williamsport 

16 — James    C.    Brown    Bloomsburg 

William  R.  Reinhardt Shamokin 

17 — Milton  K.   Burgner   . .  Chambersburg  . 

Samuel  I.  Spyker Huntingdon 

18— Lewis   S.   Sadler   Carlisle 

Edward   J.    Stacpole    Harrisburg 

19 — William  S.   Aaron    Altoona 

Alvin  Sherbine  Johnstown 

20— John    E.    Baker    York 

William  C.  Tyson   Guernsey 

21 — Theodore  Davis   Boal   . . . .  Boalsburg 

Mellville    Gillett    '. Smethport 

22 — Harry   F.    Bovard    Greensburg 

Clarence  G.  Dixon   Butler 

23 — William  E.   Crow   Uniontown 

Isaiah    Good Somerset 

24 — C.  L.  V.  Acheson Washington 

Oliver  P.   Brown New   Castle 

25 — Marvin   E.    Griswold    Erie 

James    B.    Yard    Erie 

26 — W.    Evan  Chipman   Easton 

George    M.    Davies    Lansford 

27 — Daniel    B.    Heiner    Kittanning 

Samuel  S.  Henderson  ....  Brookville 
28 — Harry  K.  Daugherty   ...Grove  City 

W.    A.    McMaster    Jamestown 

29— Robert   McAfee   Pittsburgh 

J.    K.    F.    Weaver    Tarentum 

30 — George    H.    Flinn    Pittsburgh 

Alexander  D.  Moore   Pittsburgh 

31— C.   A.    Rook    Pittsburgh 

M.  G.   Leslie    Pittsburgh 

32 — Joseph  G.  Armstrong Pittsburgh 

William    S.    Haddock    Dormont 


Frank   P.    Miller    ....  East   Downingtown 

J.    Herbert    Ogden Lansdowne 

Charles  Johnson   Norristown 

Howard    R.    Moyer    Quakertown 

Frank  G.  Hartman  Lancaster 

Henry  C.  Schock Mount  Joy 

Jacob  R.  Schlager Clarks  Summit 

James   W.    Smith    Peckville 

John    S.    Fine    Nanticoke 

E.  Foster  Heller   Wilkes-Barre 

Charles   A.   Snyder    Pottsville 

Joseph   Wyatt    Mahoney   City 

Aimer    C.    Huff    Bethlehem 

Edgar   S.    Richardson    Reading 

Frank    A.    Davies     Montrose 

Edward  B.   Fair Tunkhannock 

Reuben   E.   Cleveland   Mansfield 

George   F.   Hess    Beach   Creek 

Joe  A.   Logan    Milton 

Charles    Steele    Northumberland 

Samuel    B.    Sheller    Duncannon 

Jerome    G.    Shelley    Richfield 

H.  Clay  Kennedy Harrisburg 

Harvey   L.   Selzer    Palmyra 

Frederick    W,    Coxe    Everett 

George    G.    Patterson    Hollidaysburg 

John    E.    Anstine Stewartstown 

William    U.    Carr Wrightsville 

Morris    S.    Jones DuBois 

H.    B.    Mutthersbough Driftwood 

William     Ferguson     Scottdale 

William    S.    Rial Greenburg 

James    A.    Garrison Waynesburg 

William    W.    Parshall Uniontown 

J.    T.    Moltrup Beaver    Falls 

Fred    L.    Rentz New    Castle 

Joseph  J.   Desmond Corry 

Labazure    O.    McLane Linesville 

Charles  L.    Fellows Stroudsburg 

John    Morgans    Nesquehoning 

Newton    E.    Graham East    Brady 

Charles    C.    McLain •. . .  Indiana 

David    B.    Shields Marienville 

F.    C.    Smith Ridgway 

F.    H.    Frederick Pittsburgh 

John    Swan,    Jr Pittsburgh 

Robert   E.   L.    Coughlin Pittsburgh 

John   T.    Small East    MoKeesport 

John    B.    Barbour Pittsburgh 

Daniel    T.    Coffey Pittsburgh 

Miles    Bryan    McKees    Rocks 

Harry    A.    Estep Pittsburgh 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  65 

RHODE  ISLAND 
(Ten    Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

R.  Livingston  Beeckman    ....Providence        Isaac    B.    Merriman Providence 

Frederick    L.    Jenckes    Providence        William    B.    MacColl Providence 

G.   Pierce   Metcalf   Providence         Joseph     P.     Burlingame Warrick 

Theophile  Guerin   Woonsocket         Mahlon    M.     Gowdy Warrick 

DISTRICTS 

1 — Joseph  J.  Bodell  Providence  Joseph  McCormick,  Jr...E.  Providence 

Edward  A.  Sherman Newport  T.  I.  Hare  Powel Providence 

2— Richard  S.  Aldrich Providence  Harry  R.  Milner Westerly 

George  P.  Newell  Washington  Rush  Sturges  Providence 

3 — Charles  H.  Newell  Providence  James  G.  Connolly Pawtucket 

John  S.  Holbrook  Providence  Joseph  Roy  Woonsocket 


SOUTH  CAROLINA 
(Twelve  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Joseph  W.  Tolbert  Greenwood        N.    J.     Frederick Columbia 

J.    H.    Goodwin    Columbia        W.    T.    Andrews Sumter 

John    F.   Jones    Blacksburg        E.   J.    Sawyer Bennettsville 

W.  S.  Dixson   Barnwell         L.    C.    Waller Greenwood 


1 — Gibbs  Mitchell  Charleston  S.    M.    Walker Summerton 

2 — J.    M.    Jones    Saluda  D.    J.    Jeter Denmark 

3— R.   R.  Tolbert,  Jr Abbeville  E.    B.    Churchwell Anderson 

4 — A.  A.  Gates Greenville  B.  J.    Madden Laurens 

5 — Geo.  A.  Watts   Rock  Hill  M.    D.    Lee Lancaster 

6 — I.  J.  McCottrie Georgetown  W.    L.    McFarlan Kingstree 

7 — L.    A.    Hawkins    Columbia  Jacob    Moorer    Orangeburg 


SOUTH  DAKOTA 
(Ten    Delegates) 

AT  LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

C.  A.   Kelley  Huron        Chas.    A.    Alseth Lake    Preston 

Charles  A.  Howard Aberdeen        J.    F.    Sargent Gettysburg 

S.   X.   Way    Watertown        F.    E.    Guhin Aberdeen 

John    Sutherland     Pierre        Fred    Litz    Emery 

Helen  S.   Peabody   Sioux  Falls        A.    C.   Roberts Pierpont 

Allen  R.    Fellows    Sioux  Falls        T.    C.    Burns Mitchell 

Chambers    Kellar    Lead        F.    B.    Stiles Watertown 

C.   N.    Leedom    Kadoka        O.    S.    Thompson Baltic 

B.  F.  Myers   Salem        W.    F.    Bruell Redfield 

C.  E.  Coyne  Ft.  Pierre        Wm.    G.    Buell Rapid    City 


66  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

TENNESSEE 
(Twenty    Delegates) 

AT     LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

•Newell    Sanders    Chattanooga 

•Daniel    Cooper  Swab    Hartranft 

•John  J.   Gore   Cookeville 

•Mrs.    Eddie   Priest   Huntingdon 

•George  M.  Trotter   Knoxville 

*S.    E.    Murray    Memphis 

•J.    C.    Martin    Jackson 

•Jesse    M.    Littleton    Chattanooga 


DISTRICTS 


1 — W.    T.    Testerman Mooreburg 

Walter  P.  Shipley Jonesboro 

2—1.  C.  King Knoxville 

M.  H.  Gamble Maryville 

3-D.  A.  Tate South  Pittsburgh 

Fred  Arn  Chattanooga 

4 — Julian  H.  Campbell Lebanon 

T.  F.  Stephens Livingston 

5 — A.  V.  McLane Lewisberg 

6— J.  C.  R.  McCall Nashville 

7 — E.  B.  Thurman Waynesboro 

W.  M.  Gallaher Lawrenceburg 

8 — W.  F.  Appleby Lexington 

Dan    M.    Nobles Paris 

•9— H.    B.    Nunn Ripley 

W.    E.    Hudgins Union    City 

10 — Chas.     B.     Quinn Memphis 


E.    N.    Clabo 
C.    R.    Hathaway 
William   York    ... 
L.    C.    Hill.. 


.  Huntsville 
.  .Danridge 


E.    P.    Loomis 

S.  M.  Reese 

Mrs.    M.    H.    Hankins. 
M.    R.    White 


.Tellico    Plains 

Isabella 

. . .  .Livingston 
...Spring    City 


T.    C.    Moore 

Ed.    Sneed    

J.    W.    Lomax 

J.   W.   Robertson 
G.    B.    Dillon 
Mrs.    H.    B.    Nunn... 
Miss   Nell   Biggs 
John    E.    McCall,    Jr.. 


Nashville 

.  Lawrenceburg 
.  .Hohenwald 


...Ripley 
.Memphis 


•One-half  vote  each. 


TEXAS 
(Twenty-three    Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates 

H.    F.    MacGregor Houston 

Phil     E.     Baer Paris 

C.    A.    Boynton Waco 

Jno.     E.    Elgin San    Antonio 


Alternates 

C.   S.   Williamson Brenham 

A.    B.   Marshall Angleton 

J.    C.    Culbertson Wichita 

Roy    Campbell    Laredo 


DISTRICTS 


•1 — J.    J.    Dickerson Paris        V.    G     Goree Texarkana 


G.  T.  Bartlett Linden 

•2— R.  H.  Dunn Port  Arthur 

Charles  F.  Adams Jacksonville 

*3 — George  C.  Hopkins. ..  .Winnfboro 

D.  W.  Gullick Tyler 

•4 — C.  A.  Duck Greenville 

M.  A.  Taylor Bonham 

•S — George  F.  Rockhold Dallas 


J.    M.    Singleton Linden 

S.    M.    Morris Lufkin 

H.    O.    Wilson Marshall 

W.    A.    Hawn Athens 

Miss    Luctle    Breem Mineila 

M.    O.    Sharp Denison 

W.    J.     Durham Greenville 

W.    G.  McClain..                , . .  Waxahachie 


J.    M.    McCormick Dallas        J.    S.    Dunlap Dallas 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  67 

TEXAS— Continutd 

*6— J.    Wed.    Davis    Teague        T.    K.    Price Mexia 

E.    W.   Thomas Bryan         Tyler    Haswell    Bryan 

*7— R.    W.    Humphreys Liberty        T.    G.    W.   Tarver Crockett 

U.    W.    Allen Huntsville        Willis    Woods    Galveston 

*8 — Roy    B.    Nichols Houston        George    L.    Noble Houston 

T.    P.    Lee .....Houston        G,    E.    Kepple Houston 

*9 — Irvin    Kibbe    Victoria        J.   Hy.    Quota Yoakum 

C.    G.    Franz        Lagrange        Guy   Huffman    Angleton 

*10 — E.    P.    Wilmot    ...Austin  William    Anderson 

•11— James    W.    Bass Waco        J.    C.    Eakin Chilton 

E.    R.    Misener Hamilton        Joe    E.    Williams Hamilton 

*12 — Henry    Zweifel    Grandburg        Walter    Hudson    Weatherford 

Sam   Davidson    Fort   Worth        Joe   Kingsberry    Fort  Worth 

•13 — j;    L.    Hickson Gainesville        C.    W.   Johnson,    Jr Graham 

J.   B.   Schmitz    Denton        O.    P.    Maricle Wichita    Falls 

•14 — F.   E.  Scobey San  Antonio        D.  A.  Walker San  Antonio 

Eugene    Nolle    Seguin        W.    E.    Haisley Sinton 

*15 — R.    B.    Creager Brownsville        W.    G.   B.    Morrison San    Benito 

H.   H.   Jefferies Laredo        C.    P.    Wood Sabinal 

•16 — C.    O.    Harris San   Angelo        B.  J.   McDowell Del   Rio 

J.   G.   McNary   El  Paso        O.  H.  Baum El  Pa  o 

*17 — B.     F.     Robey Coleman        G.    N.    Harrison Brownswood 

C.  A.   Warnken    Comanche        F.    A.    Blackenbecker Cisco 

*  18 — Frank    Exum     Shamrock        J.    L.    Vannatta Amar'llo 

W.    S.    Kenyon Amarillo        J.    S.    Hood Canadian 

.'One-half  vote  each. 


UTAH 
(Eight  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Reed    Smoot Washington,    D.    C.  P.    C.    Scorup Salina 

Mrs.    Jeannette    Hyde...  Salt    Lake    City  T.    H.     Burton Nep'ii 

J.    U.    Eldredge,    Jr Ogden  Mrs.    Lilly   Wolstenholm .  Salt   Lake   City 

J.   C.   Lynch Salt   Lake   City  Wilford    Day    Parowan 

DISTRICTS 

1 — C.  P.  Cardon Logan  James  Knudson  Brigham  City 

L.  R.  Anderson Manti  Mrs.  Alice  Collins Ogden 

2— H.  P.  Fabian Salt  Lake  City  F.  C.  Loofbourow Salt  Lake  City 

C.  E.  Loose Provo  J.  Parley  White Salt  Lake  City 


VERMONT 
(Eight   De'egates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

H.    Nelson   Jackson Burlington        A.    J.    Cooper Bennington 

Alexander   Dunnett    St.   Jol-nsbury        G.    M.    Campbell Lyndon 

Tohn    M.    Thomas Middlebury         J.    W.    Webb Burlington 

James    Dewey    Quecbee         Clarence    C.    Wells Middlebury 

Redfield    Proctor    Proctor        I  ynn    D.    Taylor Brattlevoro 

Hugh    J.    M.    Jones Montpelier         E.    L.    Olney    R-itland 

Fuller   C.   Smith St.   Albans        T.    F.    O'Rourke DerSy 

George    O.    Gridley Windsor        W.    E.    Tracy Johnson 


68 


OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


VIRGINIA 
(Fifteen  Delegates) 


AT     LARGE 


Delegates 

C.  B.    Slemp Big  Stone   Gap 

H.    L.    Lawson Roanoke 

D.  L.    Groner Norfolk 

Jos.    L.    Crupper Falls    Church 


Alternates 

Henry   B.   Crockett    Pulaski 

J.    B.    Kimberly Ft.    Monroe 

\V.    W.    Wheeler Clifton    Forge 

Mrs.    M.    M.    Caldwell..  ..Roanoke 


DISTRICTS 


1 — C.    G.    Smithers.i Cape   Charles 

2 — P.    J.    Riley Portsmouth 

3 — Joseph    W.    Stewart Richmond 

4 — R.     W.     Garnett Farmville 

5 — J.   M.   Parsons Independence 

6 — J.    W.    Flanagan Radford 

7 — John    Paul    Harrisonburg 

*8 — J.     B.     Grayson Warrenton 

J.    A.    Eggborn Alexandria 

L.     L.     Freeman Vienna 

Col.   W.   C.   Shelley Arlington 

9 — J.     M.     Daugherty Nickelsville 

A.    P.    Strother Pearlsburg 

10 — R.    A.    Fulwiler Staunton 


*One   fourth   vote   each. 


\V.    \V.    Butzner Fredericksburg 

J.    C.    Beale Franklin 

Starkey    Hare     Richmond 

J.   Y.   Jamison Buffalo  Junction 

A.  D.    Hammer Keysville 

B.  B.    Bowman Edinburg 

A.     V.     Baird Marshall 

R.    P.    VVhitestone Alexandria 

L.    C.    Hoge Leesburg 

A.    B.    Castleman Arlington 

C.  J.    Creveling Blackwood 

J.    \V.    McGavock Max   Meadows 

W.    C.    Franklin Pamplin    City 


WASHINGTON 
(Fourteen    Delegates) 


AT     LARGE 


Delegates 

Thaddeus    S.    Lane Spokane 

George    H.    Walker Seattle 

Richard  W.   Condon Port  Gamble 

Charles   C.   Barnette Anacortes 


Alternates 

Mrs.    Frances    M.    Haskell Tacoma 

Mrs.    Sarah    Weedin Seattle 

A.     D.     Sloan Yakima 

A.    S.    Kresky Centralia 


1 — Ewing   D.   Colvin    Seattle 

William  T.  Laube Seattle 

2 — H.  Perry  Niles Everett 

Frank  I.  Sef  rit Bellingham 

3 — Mark  E.  Reed Shelton 

Henry  W.  McPhail Raymond 

4 — N.  C.  Richards Yakima 

Frank   S.    Dement Walla    Walla 

5 — Charles    Hebbard    Spokane 

W.    Lon    Johnson Colville 


John    J.    Sullivan ...Seattle 

Mrs.    Joseph     Latham.... Seattle 

H.    B.    Gardner Gardiner 

Alston    Fairservice Callam    Bay 

Mrs.    W.    E.    Brown Vader 

Henry   McCleary    McCleary 

Oliver    Hall     Colfax 

B.    F.    Reed . ; Ellensburg 

•N.    A.    Boswick Hillyard 

*Mrs.     Sarah     Flannagan Spokane 

William    A.    Sexsmith. .    .  .Metaline    Falls 


•One-half    vote    each 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL    CONVENTION 


69 


WEST  VIRGINIA 
(Sixteen    Delegates) 


AT    LARGE 


Delegates 

J.    S.    Darst Charleston 

Joseph  H.   Gaines Charleston 

Herbert    B.    White Parkersburg 

James    S.    Lakin Charleston 


Alternates 

C.    C.    Barnett Huntington 

John  W.   Fenton Elkins 

William    W.    Sanders Charleston 

W.    H.    Brand Fairmont 


1— W.    O.    McCluskey Wheeling 

Thomas  W.  Fleming Fairmont 

2— W.  G.  Wilson Elkins 

William  Taylor  George Philippi 

3 — Harry  B.  Curtin Clarksburg 

E.  W.  Martin Buckhannon 

4 — John  Marshall  Parkersburg 

W.  F.  Hite Huntington 

5 — Joseph  M.  Sanders Bluefield 

Harry  Scherr  Williamson 

6— H.  P.  Brightwell Charleston 

William    McKell    Glen  Jean 


J.   H.    Brennan Wheeling 

A.    Lloyd  *Heff ner Fairmont 

James   D.    Gronninger Morgantown 

J.    O.    Henson Martinsburg 

Wallace  B.  Gribble West  Union 

Birk   S.    Slathers Weston 

M.    Edward    Hersman Spencer 

Walter   R.    Reitz Sistersville 

T.     Edward    Hill Keystone 

A.    Blaine    York Williamson 

C.  J.  Pearson St.  Albans 

Harvey    M.    Scott Charleston 


WISCONSIN 
(Twenty-six  Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates 

James    Thompson    LaCrosse 

John   J.    Blaine Boscobel 

Henry   Krumrey    Plymouth 

Edwin    J.    Gross Milwaukee 


Alternates 

Herman    L.    Ekern Madison 

Mrs.  Theodore  W.  Youmans. Waukasha 
Miss  Katherine  R.  Williams. Milwaukee 
Christian  Doerfler  Wilwaukee 


DISTRICTS 


1 — John  M.  Whitehead   Janesville 

Henry  Lockney  Waukesha 

2— William  A,  Kohl Mayville 

A.  H.  Hartwig Watertown 

3 — Dwight  T.  Parker Fennimore 

A.  T.  Torge  Mt.  Horeb 

4 — Fred  R.  Zimmerman. ..  .Milwaukee 

Theo.  Dammann  Milwaukee 

5 — Peter  F.  Leuch Milwaukee 

Eugene  Wengert  Milwaukee 

6 — Julius  H.  Dennhart Neenah 

Chas.  Graham  Ripon 

7 — John  Hatz  Bangor 

Harry  J.  Mortonson.  .New  Lisbon 
8 — Jos.  Barber  Marathon 

S.  M.  Myhre  Tola 

9— Elmer  S.  Hall Green  Bay 

C.  B.  Ballard Appleton 

10— J.  L.  Dahl Rice  Lake 

Thos.  A.  Roycroft.  .Chippewa  Falls 
11— Theo.  M.  Thomas Ladysmith 

Frank    McConnen     Superior 


J.    E.   Barr Lake  Geneva 

Mrs.    A.    J.    Harris Janesville 

Thos.    H.    Sanderson    Portage 

Mrs.    Lynn    Smith Jefferson 

Solomon    Levitan    Madison 

Mrs.   Geo.   E.   Gernon    Madison 

Mrs.   W.   H.   Wendt Milwaukee 

Miss    Stella    Gaffney    Milwaukee 

Mrs.  Geo.  S.  Patterson Milwaukee 

Mrs.    Wm.    Stark    Smith    Milwaukee 

Mrs.  Wm.  Mauthe   Fond  du  Lac 

Mrs.    C.    S.   Van  Auken LaCrosse 

Henry    Freehoff    Coon   Valley 

Mrs.    C.   H.   Ingraham   Wausau 

Geo.    M.    Hill    Grand    Rapids 

John   Kiernan    Green   Bay 

Mrs.   Joshua   Hodgins    Marinette 

Geo.   F.   Comings    Eau   Claire 

Mrs.   A.   H.   Shoemaker Eau   Claire 

Mrs.    C.    H.    Worden    Ashland 

Mrs.   B.   R.   Lewis    Rhinelander 

B.    R.    Lewis    Rhinelander 


70  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

WYOMING 
(Six   Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

P.    P.   Anderson Basin        L.    R.   A.    Conditt    Barnum 

T.    A.    Dunn Moorcroft        Charles    H.    Harkins    Worland 

W.    R.    Weeks Lander         Mrs.    J.    S.    Hunter     Gillette 

J.    M.    Wilson McKinley         E.  L.   Brannon    Guernsey 

George    E.    Brimmer Rawlins         E.    E.    Braughn    Mauville 

T.    Blake    Kennedy Cheyenne       John  Park   Rock  Springs 


ALASKA 
(Two    Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

George    C.    Hazelet Cordova 

T.    M.   Reed Nome 


DISTRICT  OF   COLUMBIA 
(Two   Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Frank    J.    Hogan Washington        William  T.   Galliher   Washington 

James    A.    Cobb Washington        Charles   H.    Marshall    Washington 


HAWAII 

(Two   Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Jonah    Kuhio    Kalanianaole Honolulu        E.     Faxon    Bishop     Honlulu 

Harry    A.    Baldwin    Honolulu       John    H.    Wise    Honolulu 


PHILIPPINES 
(Two   Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

A.   S.   Crossfield    Manila       E.    E.    Elser    Manila 

Dan   R.   Williams    Manila       P.   J.   Moore    Manila 


PORTO  RICO 
(Two    Delegates) 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Alternates 

Robert    H.    Todd San    Juan        J.    Martinez   Cintron    Mayaguez 

Alfonso  Valdes    San  Juan        Lee  Nixon  Washington,  D.  C. 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  71 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  PERMANENT  ORGANIZATION. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN.— The  next  business  before  the  Conven- 
tion is  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Permanent  Organization.  Is  the 
committee  ready  to  report? 

MR.  EDWIN  P.  MORROW,  of  Kentucky  (sitting  with  his  delegation).— 
The  committee  is  ready  to  report. 

THE  TEMPORARY  CHAIRMAN. — Governor  Morrow  will  please  come  to 
the  platform.  (Applause.)  The  chair  has  pleasure  in  introducing  Gov- 
ernor Morrow,  of  Kentucky,  who  will  present  the  report  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Permanent  Organization. 

MR.  EDWIN  P.  MORROW,  of  Kentucky. — Gentlemen  of  the  Convention: 
We,  your  committee  on  permanent  organization  unanimously  recommend 
that  the  temporary  organization  of  this  convention  be  made  the  perma- 
nent organization  of  the  convention. 

EDWIN  P.  MORROW,  Chairman, 
LOUISE  M.   DODSON,   Secretary. 

I  now  move  the  adoption  of  the  report. 

The  report  was  unanimously  agreed  to,  the  question  being  put  to  the 
Convention  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Convention,  Mr.  Lafayette  B. 
Gleason,  of  New  York. 

ADDRESS  BY   PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN  (MR.  HENRY  CABOT  LODGE,  of  Massa- 
chusetts).— I  thank  the  Convention  and  am  most  grateful  for  the  action 
you  have  just  taken.  The  best  way  and  I  think  the  most  practical  way  to 
show  my  gratitude  is  to  tell  you  there  will  be  no  speech  by  the  Perma- 
nent Chairman.  (Laughter.) 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  AND  ORDER  OF 
BUSINESS. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  next  business  is  the  report  of  the 
Committee  on  Rules  and  Order  of  Business.  Is  the  committee  ready  to 
report  ? 

MR.  PAUL  HOWLAND,  of  Ohio  (sitting  with  his  delegation). — Mr. 
Chairman,  the  committee  is  ready  to  report. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chairman  of  the  committee  will 
please  come  to  the  platform.  (Mr.  Howland  was  greeted  with  applause 
as  he  reached  the  platform.)  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention: 
I  have  pleasure  in  presenting  to  you  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Rules  and  Order  of  Business. 


72  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

MR.  PAUL  ROWLAND,  of  Ohio. — Mr.  Chairman  and  members  of  the 
Convention,  I  have  the  honor  to  present  the  unanimous  report  of  your 
Committee  on  Rules  and  Order  of  Business,  which  I  will  ask  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Convention  to  read. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  H.  H.  BANCROFT,  of  Illinois). — The  report  of 
the  committee  is  as  follows : 

"Resolved,  That  the  Rules  and  Order  of  Business  of  this  Convention 
be  as  follows: 

I.  Hereafter  the  Convention  shall  consist  of  four  delegates-at-large 
from  each  State ;  two  additional  delegates-at-large  for  each  Representa- 
tive-at-large  in  Congress  from  any  State;  one  delegate  from  each  Con- 
gressional District  in  each  State;  and  one  additional  delegate  for  each 
Congressional  District  in  each  State  in  which  the  vote  for  any  Republican 
elector  in  the  last  preceding  Presidential  election,  or  for  the  Republican 
nominee  for  Congress  in  the  last  preceding  Congressional  election  shall 
have  been  not  less  than  seven  thousand  five  hundred  (7,500)  ; 

Provided,  however,  that  the  total  number  of  delegates  to  which  any 
State  is  entitled  shall  be  chosen  from  the  State  at  large  if  the  law  of  the 
State  in  which  the  election  occurs  so  requires ;  and 

Provided,  further  that,  in  the  case  of  any  State  electing  all  Repre- 
sentatives in  Congress  from  the  State  at  large,  such  State  shall  be  en- 
titled to  as  many  delegates,  elected  at  large,  as  though  the  State  were 
divided  into  separate  Congressional  Districts; 

And  two  delegates  each  from  Alaska,  the  District  of  Columbia,  Porto 
Rico,  Hawaii  and  the  Philippine  Islands. 

An  alternate  delegate  for  each  delegate  to  the  National  Convention 
shall  be  chosen  in  the  same  manner  and  at  the  same  time  as  the  delegate 
is  chosen ;  provided,  however,  that  if  the  law  of  any  State  shall  prescribe 
the  method  of  choosing  alternates  they  shall  be  chosen  in  accordance  with 
the  provisions  of  the  law  of  the  State  in  which  the  election  occurs. 

In  the  absence  of  any  delegate-at-large,  or  delegate  from  any  Con- 
gressional District,  the  roll  of  alternates  for  the  State  or  District  shall  be 
called  in  the  order  in  which  the  names  are  placed  upon  the  roll  of  the 
Convention,  unless  the  State  or  District  Convention  or  law  of  the  State 
electing  the  absent  delegate  shall  otherwise  direct,  in  which  event  the  al- 
ternates from  the  State  or  District  shall  vote  in  the  order  established  by 
the  State  or  District  Convention  or  law  of  the  State. 

II.  Each  delegate  in  the  Convention  shall  be  entitled  to  one  vote, 
which  may  be  cast  by  his  alternate  in  the  absence  of  the  delegate. 

III.  The  Rules  of  the  House  of  Representatives  shall  be  the  rules 
of  the  Convention,  so  far  as  they  are  applicable  and  not  inconsistent  with 
the  following  rules. 


FRED  \V.  UPHAM,  of  Illinois 

Treasurer    of   the    Republican    National    Committee    and 
Chairman  of  the  Chicago  Committee  on  Arrangements 


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IV.  When  the  previous  question  shall  be  demanded  by  a  majority 
of  the  delegates  from  any  State,  and  the  demand  is  seconded  by  two  or 
more  States,  and  the  call  is  sustained  by  a  majority  of  the  Convention, 
the  question  shall  then  be  proceeded  with  and  disposed  of  according  to 
the  Rules  of  the  House  of  Representatives  in  similar  cases. 

V.  A  motion  to  suspend  the  rules  shall  be  in  order  only  when  made 
by  authority  of  a  majority  of  the  delegates  from  any  State  and  seconded 
by  a  majority  of  the  delegates  from  not  less  than  two  other  States. 

VI.  It  shall  be  in  order  to  lay  on  the  table  a  proposed  amendment 
to  a  pending  measure  and  such  motion,  if  adopted,  shall  not  carry  with 
it  or  prejudice  such  measure. 

VII.  Upon  all  subjects  before  the  Convention  the   States   shall  be 
called  in  alphabetical  order  and  next,  Alaska,  the  District  of  Columbia, 
Hawaii,  Philippine  Islands,  and  Porto  Rico. 

VIII.  The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials  shall  be  disposed 
of  before  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  is  acted  upon;  and 
the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  shall  be  disposed  of  before 
the  Convention  proceeds  to  the  nomination  of  candidates  for  President 
and  Vice-President. 

IX.  When  a  majority  of  the  delegates  of  any  two  States  shall  de- 
mand that  a  vote  be  recorded,  the  same  shall  be  taken  by  States,  Terri- 
tories and  Territorial  Possessions  in  the  order  hereinbefore  established. 

X.  In  making  the  nominations  for  President  and  Vice-President  in 
no  case  shall  the  .calling  of  the  roll  be  dispensed  with. 

When  it  appears,  at  the  close  of  the  roll-call,  that  any  candidate  has 
received  the  majority  of  votes  entitled  to  be  cast  in  the  Convention,  the 
Chairman  of  the  Convention  shall  announce  the  question  to  be : 

"Shall  the  nomination  of  the  candidate  be  made  unanimous?"  If  no 
candidate  shall  have  received  such  majority  the  Chairman  shall  direct  the 
vote  to  be  taken  again,  and  shall  repeat  the  taking  of  the  vote  until  some 
candidate  shall  have  received  a  majority  of  the  votes. 

When  any  State  has  announced  its  vote  it  shall  so  stand  unless  in 
case  of  error  in  casting  the  vote. 

In  the  record  of  the  votes  the  vote  of  each  State,  Territory  and  Ter- 
ritorial Possession  shall  be  announced  by  the  Chairman  of  the  several 
delegations;  and  in  case  the  vote  of  any  State,  Territory  and  Territorial 
Possession  shall  be  divided  the  chairman  shall  announce  the  number  of 
votes  for  each  candidate,  or  for  or  against  any  proposition ;  but  if  excep- 
tion is  taken  by  any  delegate  to  the  correctness  of  such  announce- 
ment by  the  chairman  of  his  delegation,  the  chairman  of  the  Convention 
shall  direct  the  roll  of  members  of  such  delegation  to  be  called  and  the 
result  shall  be  recorded  in  accordance  with  the  vote  of  the  several  dele- 
gates in  such  delegation. 


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XI.  No  member  shall  speak  more  than  once  upon  the  same  question, 
nor  longer  than  five  minutes,  unless  by  leave  of  the  Convention,  except  in 
the  presentation  of  the  name  of  the  candidate   for  President  or  Vice- 
President. 

XII.  All  resolutions  relating  to  the  Platform  shall  be  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Resolutions  without  debate. 

XIII.  No  person,   except  members   of  the   several   delegations   and 
officers  of  the  Convention,  shall  be  admitted  to  the  Section  of  the  hall 
apportioned  to  delegates. 

XIV.  A  National  Committee  shall  be  elected  by  each  National  Con- 
vention, called  to  nominate  candidates  for  President  and  Vice-President, 
consisting  of   one  member   from  each    State,   Territory   and   Territorial 
Possession.    The  roll  shall  be  called  and  the  delegation  from  each  State, 
Territory  and  Territorial  Possession  shall  nominate,  through  its  chair- 
man, a  person  to  act  as  a  member  of  said  committee.    When  the  law  of 
any  State  provides  a  method  for  the  selection  of  members  of  national 
committees  of  political  parties  the  nomination  of  a  member  of  the  Re- 
publican National  Committee  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  such 
law  shall  be  considered  a  nomination   to  be  carried  into  effect  by   the 
delegation  from  such  State. 

If  the  nomination  be  not  made  pursuant  to  law  instructions  by  State 
and  District  Conventions  to  delegates  to  the  National  Convention  shall 
be  observed;  and  if  not  observed  may  be  made  operative  by  a  vote  of 
the  National  Convention. 

When  the  delegates  from  each  State,  Territory  and  Territorial  Pos- 
session shall  have  so  nominated  a  member  of  the  National  Committee, 
the  Convention  shall  thereupon  elect  the  person  so  nominated  to  serve  as 
•a  member  of  the  Committee  until  the  meeting  of  the  National  Commit- 
tee elected  by  the  next  National  Convention. 

The  National  Committee  shall  issue  the  call  for  the  next  National 
Convention,  to  nominate  candidates  for  President  and  Vice-President  of 
the  United  States  at  least  four  months  before  the  time  fixed  for  said  Con- 
vention; and  delegates  and  alternates  to  such  Convention  shall  be  chosen 
in  such  manner  as  the  Natio'nal  Committee  shall  provide,  but  not,  how- 
ever, in  a  manner  inconsistent  with  these  rules. 

Twenty  days  before  the  time  set  for  the  meeting  of  the  National 
Convention  the  credentials  of  each  delegate  and  alternate  shall  be  for- 
warded to  the  Secretary  of  the  National  Committee  for  use  in  making  up 
the  temporary  roll  of  the  Convention.  Notices  of  contest  shall  be  for- 
warded in  the  same  manner  and  within  the  same  time  limit.  Where  more 
than  the  authorized  number  of  delegates  or  alternates  from  any  State, 
Territory  or  Territorial  Possession  are  reported  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
National  Committee,  a  contest  shall  be  deemed  to  exist  and  the  Secretary 
shall  notify  the  several  delegates  and  alternates  so  reported,  and  shall 


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submit  all  such  credentials  and  claims  to  the  whole  Committee  for  deci- 
sion as  to  which  delegates  and  alternates  reported  shall  be  placed  on  the 
temporary  roll  of  the  Convention;  provided,  however,  that  the  names  of 
delegates  and  alternates  presenting  certificates  of  election  from  the  can- 
vassing board  or  officer  created  or  designated  by  the  law  of  the  State  in 
which  the  election  occurs,  to  canvass  the  returns  and  issue  certificates  of 
election  to  delegates  to  National  Conventions  of  political  parties  in  a  pri- 
mary election,  shall  be  placed  upon  the  temporary  roll  of  the  Convention 
by  the  National  Committee. 

\\hen  the  Convention  shall  have  assembled  and  the  Committee  on 
Credentials  shall  have  been  appointed,  the  Secretary  of  the  National  Com- 
mittee shall  deliver  to  the  said  Committee  on  Credentials  all  credentials 
and  other  papers  forwarded  under  this  rule. 

The  officers  of  the  National  Committee  shall  consist  of  a  Chairman, 
Vice-Chairman,  Secretary,  Assistant  Secretary,  Treasurer,  and  such  other 
officers  as  the  Committee  may  deem  necessary,  who  shall  be  elected  by  the 
members  of  the  Committee. 

The  Committee  is  authorized  and  empowered  to  select  an  Executive 
Committee,  to  consist  of  fifteen  members,  in  addition  to  which  the  Chair- 
man, Vice-Chairman,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be  ex-officio  mem- 
jbers. 

Vacancies  in  the  National  Committee  shall  be  filled  by  the  Commit- 
tee upon  the  nomination  of  the  Republican  State  Committee  in  and  for 
the  State,  Territory,  or  Territorial  Possession  in  which  the  vacancy 
occurs. 

The  National  Committee  shall,  however,  have  power  to  declare  va- 
cant the  seat  of  any  member  who  refuses  to  support  the  nominees  of  the 
Convention  which  elected  such  National  Committee,  and  to  fill  such 
vacancies. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  National  Committee  shall  take  place  within 
ten  days  after  the  adjournment  of  the  National  Convention  electing  such 
Committee,  upon  the  call  of  the  member  oldest  in  time  of  service  upon 
the  previous  National  Committees. 

The  rule  of  the  House  of  Representatives  shall  govern  in  all  meet- 
ings of  the  Committee  in  so  far  as  they  are  applicable  and  not  inconsistent 
with  these  rules.  The  Committee  shall  make  its  own  rules  governing  the 
use  of  proxies  at  any  meeting. 

XV.  The  Convention  shall  proceed  in  the  following  order  of  busi- 
ness. 

First.    Report  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials. 

Second.     Report  of  the  Committee  on  Permanent  Organization. 

Third.    Report  of  the  Committee  on  Rules  and  Order  of  Business. 

Fourth.    Report  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions. 

Fifth.     Election  of  members  of  the  National  Committee. 


76  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

Sixth.     Presentation  of  names  of  candidates  for  President. 

Seventh.    Balloting  for  candidates  for  President. 

Eighth.    Presentation  of  names  of  candidates  for  Vice-President. 

Ninth.    Balloting  for  candidates  for  Vice-President. 

Tenth.  Call  of  roll  of  States,  Territories,  and  Territorial  Posses- 
sions, for  names  of  delegates  to  serve  respectively  on  the  Committee  to 
notify  the  nominee  for  President  and  the  nominee  for  Vice-President  of 
their  nomination. 

Eleventh.    Unfinished  business. 

PAUL  ROWLAND,  Chairman, 
MARVIN  GRISWOLD,  Secretary. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  next  business  in  order  is  the  re- 
port of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions.  I  am  asked  xo  state  for  the  com- 
mittee that  they  can  only  report  progress  at  this  time,  and  are  not  ready 
to  submit  a  full  report. 

That  concludes  the  regular  business  of  the  convention  for  today.  We 
shall  be  obliged  to  wait  for  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions ; 
what  is  the  pleasure  of  the  Convention?  (There  were  cries  of  "De- 
pew.") 

The  chair  will  take  the  liberty  of  saying  that  it  seems  the  desire  of 
the  Convention  that  we  should  at  this  time  hear  from  the  Honorable 
Chauncey  M.  Depew,  of  New  York.  (Cheering.)  He  will  please  come  to 
the  platform.  (Mr.  Depew's  appearance  on  the  platform  was  greeted 
by  a  roar  of  applause,  delegates,  alternates  and  visitors  rising.) 

Although  a  young  man  he  needs  no  introduction  to  a  Republican 
Convention,  so  I  have  the  honor  merely  to  present  Hon.  Chauncey  M. 
Depew,  of  the  United  States.  (Loud  applause.) 

ADDRESS  BY  HON.  CHAUNCEY  M.  DEPEW,  OF  NEW  YORK. 

Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention,  and  Ladies 
and  Gentlemen  who  influence  the  Convention :  (Laughter  and  applause.) 
I  am  not  the  Committee  on  Resolutions,  and  I  do  not  know  that  I  have 
anything  to  offer  which  will  be  instructive  to  the  people  here  present,  but 
when  a  man  has  reached  my  time  of  life  he  is  inclined  to  reminiscence 
and  to  contrast  the  old  with  the  new. 

Well,  Senator  Lodge  says  that  I  am  an  old  man.  He  is  mistaken. 
(Laughter  and  applause.)  I  had  the  greatest  compliment  of  my  life  a 
few  weeks  ago  at  a  speech  I  made  in  the  South.  The  next  day  I  got  a 
letter  from  a  gentleman  from  the  breezy  West,  who  said,  "I  heard  your 
speech  last  night,  and  they  tell  me  that  you  said  you  were  past  eighty- 
six.  Well,  all  I  have  got  to  say  is,  from  the  mountains  of  Colorado,  that 
you  are  either  a  miracle  or  a  d d  liar."  (Laughter  and  applause.) 


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Now,  my  friends,  I  cannot  help  contrasting  this  with  the  first  Con- 
vention with  which  I  am  familiar,  the  one  which  nominated  Abraham  Lin- 
coln the  second  time.  It  was  a  Convention  in  which  only  half  of  the 
country  was  represented.  The  contrast  is  that  here  the  whole  of  our  glori- 
ous country  is  represented.  (Applause.)  That  was  a  convention  in  which 
every  delegate  had  either  taken  part  in  the  war  or  had,  as  had  everyone 
else,  suffered  in  the  war;  and  all  the  women  were  in  black,  in  mourning, 
for  lost  friends. 

We  meet  here  today  after  another  war  where  the  situation  is  entirely 
different.  We  have  won  this  war.  That  war  was  won  for  union  and  for 
liberty.  This  war  has  been  won  for  liberty  and  civilization.  But,  my 
friends,  there  is  this  difference,  that  while  we  came  out  of  that  war  with 
a  debt  of  three  billions,  as  to  which  we  were  in  doubt  whether  it  could 
ever  be  paid,  we  came  out  of  this  war  with  a  debt  of  twenty-six  billions 
and  taxes  such  as  were  never  heard  of  before.  But  that  three  billion 
was  raised  and  paid,  the  debt  was  reduced  so  that  nobody  felt  it,  and 
our  country  went  on,  united,  to  a  prosperity  never  before  known,  never 
even  dreamed  of  by  the  fathers.  And  it  was  done  under  Republican  ad- 
ministrations. (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.) 

In  order  to  meet  the  present  crisis,  to  settle  the  critical  questions 
which  are  before  us  because  of  the  conclusion  of  this  conflict;  to  meet  this 
terrible  burden  of  debt  and  taxation,  and  to  carry  it  easily,  we  must  have 
that  experienced  statesmanship  which  carried  us  through  this  first  great 
triumph  to  the  success  that  all  Americans  hold  dear  and  to  all  that  Ameri- 
cans value.  (Applause.) 

My  friends,  I  can  not  help  recalling  the  difference  between  the  Wash- 
ington of  today  and  the  Washington  during  Lincoln's  administration.  I 
think  I  am  one  of  the  few  men  who  was  in  Washington  a  great  deal  dur- 
ing Mr.  Lincoln's  administration  and  who  saw  him  and  the  members 
of  his  Cabinet.  I  was  there  as  Secretary  of  State  of  New  York,  a  very 
young  man,  in  order  to  get  the  soldiers'  vote  from  New  York.  And  I 
was  the  most  popular  man  in  Washington  at  the  time,  because  of  all  the 
men  and  women  who  were  there  I  was  the  only  one  who  wanted  nothing. 
(Laughter  and  applause.)  All  I  wanted  was  to  know  where  the  sol- 
diers from  New  York  were  in  order  that  I  might  get  their  votes  for  the 
Administration.  Talking  with  Mr.  Lincoln,  dining  with  Mr.  Seward,  dis- 
cussing the  situation  with  Mr.  Chase,  seeing  often  and  quarreling  with 
the  Secretary  of  War,  who  was  the  worst  tempered  man  I  ever  met,  1 
got  the  atmosphere  of  that  period.  And  the  atmosphere  differs  from  that 
of  the  present  period  in  this  respect:  Every  one  of  those  cabinet  minis- 
ters was  a  statesman  of  national  and  some  of  them  of  international  repute. 
Every  one  of  them  had  views  of  his  own  outside  his  office,  and  in  his 
office  he  was  the  greatest  man :  and  every  one  of  them,  except  Seward, 
was  hostile  to  the  President.  Not  one  of  them  had  a  mind  that  ran  on 


78  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

the  track  with  the  President.  (Laughter  and  applause.)  And  yet  Mr. 
Lincoln  managed  them  all  for  the  best  interests  of  the  country,  putting 
into  the  round  hole  the  round  peg  and  into  the  square  hole  the  square 
peg  until  he  carried  the  people  with  him  to  that  success  which  makes  us 
that  meet  here  today  not  only  a  united  party  but  a  united  country.  (Ap- 
plause.) 

My  friends  we  have  had  a  singular  experience  in  these  last  seven 
years,  something  I  had  not  known  in  my  sixty-five  years'  talking  for 
Republicanism.  This  isn't  the  first  time  the  United  States  had  to  go 
abroad  in  order  to  meet  foreign  nations.  We  went  abroad  immediately 
after  the  Revolution.  Washington  knew  better  than  any  one  else  in  the 
country  what  was  required  to  make  peace  with  Great  Britain.  But  he 
did  not  go  himself.  He  sent  the  Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States. 
(Applause.)  We  had  a  controversy  with  France  that  required  settlement. 
Jefferson  knew  more  about  it  than  any  other  statesman  in  the  country. 
But  he  didn't  go  himself.  He  sent  a  great  jurist  from  New  York,  and  he 
sent  a  great  statesman  from  New  England.  And  what  did  they  do? 
They  brought  back  Louisiana  out  of  which  has  been  carved  eight  states. 
(Applause.)  We  had  a  controversy  about  the  Oregon  boundary,  but  the 
President  did  not  go  himself.  He  selected  the  greatest  brains,  the  great- 
est constitutional  lawyer  there  was  in  the  country  or  ever  has  been  in 
the  country.  And  what  did  he  do?  He  brought  back  Oregon.  (Ap- 
plause.) And  then  we  had  a  later  controversy,  in  the  matter  of  the  war 
with  Spain,  and  McKinley  knew  more  about  it  than  anybody  else.  But 
he  didn't  go  over  to  Europe  to  settle  it.  He  sent  two  justices  of  our 
Supreme  Court ;  he  sent  two  United  States  Senators  of  opposite  parties ; 
he  sent  a  great  journalist.  And  what  did  they  do?  They  brought  back 
the  Philippine  Islands  and  Porto  Rico  along  with  the  independence  of 
Cuba.  (Applause.) 

When  we  came  to  the  settlement  of  the  recent  world  war  our  Presi- 
dent said:  Nobody  understands  this  question  but  myself.  Nobody  can 
properly  represent  the  people  of  the  United  States  but  myself.  I  will  go 
abroad.  And  he  went  abroad,  and  brought  back  the  League  of  Nations. 
(Laughter  and  applause.) 

You  know  the  secrets  of  that  conference,  that  famous  conference,  of 
the  four  great  powers,  are  leaking  out.  And  I  had  a  sympathy  for  our 
President  in  that  conference.  He  was  dealing  with  the  ablest  men  in 
the  political  game,  in  the  diplomatic  game,  in  the  international  game,  there 
are  in  the  world.  And  he  was  a  babe  confident  of  himself.  And  what 
happened?  Why,  those  great  gamblers  in  international  politics  said  to 
him:  What  do  you  want,  Mr.  President?  You  are  the  greatest  man  in 
the  world;  what  do  you  want?  You  represent  the  greatest  nation  in  the 
world,  and  you  speak  for  every  one  of  your  people;  what  do  you  want? 
He  said:  I  want  a  League  of  Nations  which  will  put  us  like  a  heaven  on 


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earth,  reproduced  on  this  round  globe,  of  which  I  will  be  the  recording 
angel.  (Laughter  and  applause,  long  continued.) 

Those  astute  old  players  said  to  him :  All  right,  Mr.  President,  that 
is  the  most  magnificent  proposition  ever  offered  since  Calvary  two  thou- 
sand years  ago.  Said  Lloyd  George,  I  would  like  to  have  the  German 
possessions  in  Africa,  just  to  settle  the  negro  question  there.  "All  right," 
said  the  President.  It  was  larger  than  all  Europe.  (Laughter.)  And 
that  little  Irishman  from  Australia,  I  know  him  very  well,  Hughes  said : 
"Mr.  President,  it  is  a  luxury  for  a  man  from  the  Antipodes,  way  the 
other  side  of  the  world,  to  meet  such  a  great  man  as  you.  That  scheme 
of  yours  for  a  League  of  Nations  is  simply  magnificent.  But  Australia 
wants  Guinea,  belonging  to  Germany,  but  close  to  us."  And  Wilson  said, 
"Take  it."  (Laughter.)  And  then  came  forward  Clemenceau  and  he 
said :  "We  need  coal ;  we  need  iron ;  we  need  the  Saar  Valley  and  we 
need  the  Ruhr  Valley.  The  President  said,  "Take  them."  (Laughter.) 

And  then  came  Sonnino,  and  he  said:  We  want  Fiume.  Precisely 
what  there  was  in  the  mentality  of  the  Chief  Executive  of  the  United 
States  that  made  him  object  I  do  not  know,  but  he  said,  "You  can  never 
have  Fiume."  It  so  happened  that  nobody  there  had  ever  heard  of  Fiume. 
(Laughter.)  Nobody  knew  where  Fiume  was,  whether  one  of  the  Sand- 
wich Islands  or  a  fixed  star.  (Laughter.)  And  so  they  adjourned  three 
days  to  find  out,  and  when  they  got  together  again  our  grand  old  Presi- 
dent, with  that  consistency  which  is  characteristic  of  him  during  his  whole 
administration,  said :  "I  will  not  surrender  Fiume." 

About  that  time  I  was  up  at  the  little  village  where  I  live,  on  the 
Hudson,  at  the  center  where  I  always  go,  and  where  the  old  statesmen 
gather  and  sit  on  the  counter  and  on  the  nail  keg,  and  on  the  flour  barrel, 
and  discuss  the  situation.  The  leader  of  them  said,  "We  down  in  this 
neighborhood,  Chauncey,  don't  care  a  rap  about  Fiume."  (Applause.) 

Well,  my  friends,  the  League  of  Nations  is  here.  The  situation  is 
here,  and  no  man  is  big  enough,  no  man  is  eloquent  enough,  either  by 
tongue  or  pen,  to  add  anything  to  the  magnificent  description  of  our 
needs  and  of  our  conditions  which  was  given  by  our  temporary  and  per- 
manent chairman,  Senator  Henry  Cabot  Lodge.  (Applause.) 

I  have  been  traveling  through  the  South,  and  I  have  had  this  unusual 
experience,  because  I  have  been  going  through  the  South  all  my  life.  Man 
after  man  came  to  me  and  said :  "I  am  a  Democrat ;  I  have  always  been 
a  Democrat,  but  Mr.  Wilson  has  taken  away  every  principle  of  the  Demo- 
cratic Party,  everything  I  learned  from  Washington,  everything  I  learned 
from  Jefferson,  everything  I  learned  from  Monroe.  I  want  you  to  nom- 
inate a  good  man  and  to  win."  (Applause.) 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention,  that  sentiment  is  universal 
among  Democrats  because  they  do  not  know  where  they  are,  nor  where 
they  stand.  They  have  fallen  into  an  unhappy  frame  of  mind.  It  is  a 


80  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

misfortune  to  a  man,  it  is  a  misfortune  to  a  nation,  it  is  a  misfortune  to 
the  members  of  a  party  when  they  stop  thinking  and  let  somebody  else 
do  the  thinking  for  them.  (Applause.)  And  so  the  Democrats  in  the 
House  and  Senate  prevented  the  two-thirds  majority  necessary  to  over- 
come the  President's  veto  and  a  repeal  of  the  war  measures  which  gave 
autocratic  powers  to  the  President.  They  prevented  a  budget  system  giv- 
ing a  possibility  of  paying  our  national  debt ;  all  because  they  were  or- 
dered so  to  do  by  the  President,  and  did  no  thinking  for  themselves.  (A 
voice:  "Mr.  Wilson  does  all  the  thinking  for  the  Donkey.") 

But,  my  friends,  I  think  during  the  summer  millions  of  those  Demo- 
crats will  vote  our  ticket  in  order  to  get  relief,  and  when  they  do  not 
vote  it  they  are  in  the  position  illustrated  by  a  delightful  story  I  once 
heard  from  our  old  friend  James  G.  Elaine.  (Applause.)  He  said,  "The 
reason  certain  people  will  not  do  certain  things  is  that  they  are  like  my 
old  friend  Isaiah  Smith,  of  Bangor.  They  had  a  revival  in  Bangor  and 
Smith,  who  was  anything  but  a  church  man,  went  from  curiosity.  From 
the  rear  seat  he  got  to  the  middle  of  the  church,  and  from  the  middle 
of  the  church  he  got  under  the  pulpit,  when  one  of  the  Deacons  came 
to  him  and  said,  "Isaiah,  you  seem  to  be  convinced  and  convicted.  Now 
is  the  time  to  join  the  church.'1  Isaiah  said,  "Deacon,  I  am  convinced, 
and  I  am  convicted,  but  I  am  in  a  woman  scrape  and  cannot  join  just 
now.'  "  (Laughter  and  applause.) 

But,  my  friends,  we  all  here  can  sing  Glory  Hallelujah.  We  all  here 
are  convicted,  convinced  and  converted.  We  all  here  belong  not  only  to 
the  Republican  church,  to  that  church  which  means  unity,  civilization,  lib- 
erty, and  good  government.  (Applause.)  But  we  are  all  here  to  do  our 
best,  without  any  prejudices  or  any  passions  which  would  carry  away  our 
judgment.  And  as  a  veteran  of  fifty-six  years  at  conventions  and  as  a 
veteran  of  sixty-five  years  on  the  Republican  platform,  I  ought  to  have  in 
a  way  the  gift  of  prophecy,  and  I  prophesy  that  out  of  this  Convention 
will  come  wisdom,  both  in  platform  and  in  nomination ;  and  out  of  this 
Convention  will  come  enthusiasm,  going  to  every  part  of  our  country. 
and  that  one  and  all,  the  whole  nation,  will  stand  up  for  the  principles  of 
the  fathers,  for  the  principles  of  London,  for  the  principles  of  McKinley, 
Taft  and  Roosevelt.  (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.)  And  that  the 
result  will  be  the  salvation  of  our  country,  our  taking  a  proper  place  in 
the  League  of  Nations,  independent,  with  our  constitution  preserved,  and 
our  taking  the  proper  place  in  the  affairs  of  the  world  as  dominant  in  all 
those  things  which  lead  to  liberty,  to  civilization,  and  the  unity  and  peace 
of  mankind.  (Cheers  and  applause,  loud  and  prolonged,  the  Convention 
rising  to  its  feet. 

There  were  then  cries  of  "Cannon,"  "We  want  to  hear  from  Uncle 
Joe." 


PAT   SULLIVAN,   of  Wyoming 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL    CONVENTION  81 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — You  have  heard  from  one  of  the  vet- 
erans of  the  Republican  Party,  speaking,  as  he  always  does,  words  of 
eloquence  and  of  truth.  I  want  you  to  listen  now  to  a  representative  of 
the  women,  who  are  with  us  for  the  first  time  as  voters  and  taking  part  in 
national  party  matters.  I  have  the  pleasure  and  honor  of  introducing 
Mrs.  Margaret  Hill  McCarter,  of  Kansas,  a  member  of  our  Republican 
National  \Yomen's  Committee,  well  known  as  a  writer  and  a  staunch  Re- 
publican by  inheritance  as  well  as  by  belief.  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of 
the  Convention,  Mrs.  McCarter. 

Mrs.  McCarter's  appearance  on  the  platform  was  greeted  by  enthusi- 
astic cheering,  delegates,  visitors  and  guests  rising. 

ADDRESS  BY  MRS.  MARGARET  HILL  McCARTER,  OF  KANSAS. 

Members  of  the  Republican  Convention :  It  marks  an  era  in  the  his- 
tory of  Republicanism  when  an  honor  such  as  is  conferred  upon  women 
at  this  moment  is  given  here. 

I  stand  here  as  a  representative  of  twenty  million  women,  nineteen 
million  of  whom  belong  to  the  Republican  party.  (Applause.)  I  come 
from  the  good  old  Sunflower  State  of  Kansas,  that  in  1916  was  magnifi- 
cently kept  out  of  war.  (Laughter.) 

I  want  to  speak  but  one  word  for  the  women  of  America.  We  are 
organized,  we  are  trained,  we  are  ready  for  the  duties  of  citizenship.  We 
stand  loyally  by  the  party  inaugurated  by  Abraham  Lincoln;  the  party  of 
Liberty  and  Light,  of  morality  and  love ;  the  party  that  has  never  failed  in 
its  loyalty  to  the  good  old  Stars  and  Stripes.  Its  banner  has  been  Old 
Glory  waving  above,  and  the  crimson  of  all  our  sunsets,  the  blue  of  our 
June  skies,  the  white  of  the  eternal  snows  are  gathered  into  that  banner, 
which  the  women  of  America  must  follow  if  we  would  have  the  strength 
and  power  and  sweetness  and  nobility  of  real  government  for  all  the 
people.  (Applause.) 

I  pledge  you  here  that  the  womanhood  of  America  will  not  be  found 
wanting  in  upholding  the  great  Republican  ideals ;  that,  as  in  the  past, 
we  have  fought  battles,  so  now  with  you  at  the  great  ballot  box  we  stand 
ready  to  fight  with  you  that  there  may  be  established  again  in  our  country 
a  government  that  shall  protect,  a  power  that  shaW  extend,  a  strength  that 
shall  build  up,  and  that  through  all  the  coming  years  our  Nation  with  its 
ideals  of  Republicanism  shall  continue  to  endure ;  that  the  "Star  Spangled 
Banner  in  triumph  shall  wave  o'er  the  land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of 
the  brave."  (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.) 

PICTURE  FOR  THE  MOVIES. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  will  kindly  be  in  order 
for  a  few  minutes  while  we  endure  one  of  the  afflictions  of  being  in  public 
life — having  our  picture  taken  for  the  movies. 


82  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

Thereupon  Senator  Lodge  and  Mrs.  McCarter  walked  out  on  the 
extension  platform  while  a  picture  was  taken. 

SINGING  THE  BATTLE  HYMN  OF  THE  REPUBLIC. 

Then  the  Convention  sang  the  Battle  Hymn  of  the  Republic,  to  the 
accompaniment  of  the  Band. 

The  cries  of  "Cannon !"  "We  want  to  hear  Uncle  Joe"  were  renewed. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — I  wish  to  state  that  we  had  thought 
of  calling  on  Speaker  Cannon  to  address  the  Convention,  but  on  making 
inquiry  we  find  that  he  is  not  in  the  hall. 

MAYOR'S  ENTERTAINMENT. 

THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION  (MR.  LAFAYETTE  B.  GLEASON,  of 
New  York). — I  am  requested  to  announce  that  the  Mayor's  Entertainment 
Committee  has  provided  the  necessary  number  of  automobiles,  to  be  en- 
tered on  Wabash  Avenue,  immediately  at  the  close  of  the  present  session 
to  convey  delegates  and  alternates  to  the  plant  of  the  Illinois  Steel  Com- 
pany, South  Chicago,  where  Luncheon  will  be  served.  It  is  hoped  that  as 
many  delegates  and  alternates  as  possible  will  avail  themselves  of  this 
automobile  ride  and  luncheon. 

ADJOURNMENT  FOR  THE  DAY. 

MR.  W.  W.  ATTERBURY,  of  Pennsylvania. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  move  you 
that  the  Convention  do  now  adjourn  until  11  o'clock  tomorrow  morning. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  agreed  to;  whereupon  (at  12  o'clock 
and  15  minutes  p.  m.),  the  Convention  adjourned  until  Thursday,  June 
10,  1920,  at  11  o'clock  a.  m. 


CONVENTION  HALL— THE  COLISEUM 


CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS,  THURSDAY,  JUNE  10,  1920. 

The  Convention  met  at  11  o'clock  A.  M.  pursuant  to  adjournment 
of  yesterday. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — His  Eminence,  Cardinal  James  Gibbons, 
will  now  offer  prayer. 

INVOCATION   BY   HIS   EMINENCE,   CARDINAL   JAMES 
GIBBONS. 

We  pray  Thee,  O  God  of  might,  wisdom  and  justice,  through 
whom  authority  is  rightly  administered,  laws  are  enacted  and  judg- 
ments decreed,  vouchsafe  to  inspire  Thy  servants,  the  citizens  of  the 
United  States,  to  elect  a  chief  magistrate  whose  administration  will 
be  conducted  in  righteousness  and  be  eminently  useful  to  Thy  people 
over  whom  he  shall  preside  by  encouraging  due  respect  for  religion 
and  morality,  by  a  faithful  execution  of  the  laws  in  justice  and  mercy 
and  by  restraining  vice  and  immorality. 

May  Thy  people  always  realize  the  truth  of  the  inspired  maxim 
that  "righteousness  exalteth  a  nation  but  sin  maketh  a  people  miser- 
able." May  they  realize  and  take  to  heart  that  if  our  nation  is  to  be 
perpetuated  in  the  exercise  of  authority  with  liberty  our  government 
must  rest,  not  on  formidable  standing  armies,  not  on  dreadnaughts, 
for  the  "race  is  not  to  the  swift,  nor  the  battle  to  the  strong."  May 
they  be  persuaded  that  our  government  must  rest  upon  the  eternal 
principles  of  truth,  justice  and  righteousness;  on  downright  honesty 
in  our  dealings  with  foreign  nations,  and  in  humble  recognition  of 
an  overruling  Providence,  who  has  created  all  things  by  His  power, 
governs  all  things  by  His  wisdom,  and  whose  eternal  vigilance  watches 
over  the  affairs  of  nations  and  of  men,  and  without  whom  not  even 
a  bird  can  fall  to  the  ground.  "Unless  the  Lord  build  the  house  they 
labor  in  vain  that  build  it.  Unless  the  Lord  keep  the  city  he  watcheth 
in  vain  that  keepeth  it." 

Grant,  O  Lord,  that  the  administration  of  the  new  chief  magis- 
trate may  redound  to  the  spiritual  and  material  welfare  of  the  com- 

(83) 


84  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

monwealth;  to  the  suppression  of  sedition  and  anarchy;  and  to  the 
strength  and  perpetuity  of  our  civil  and  political  institutions. 

I  have  been,  O  Lord,  in  my  day  a  personal  and  living  witness  of 
the  many  tremendous  upheavals  which  threatened  to  rend  the  nation 
asunder,  from  the  inauguration  of  Thy  servant  Abraham  Lincoln  even 
unto  this  day.  But  Thou  hast  saved  us  in  the  past  by  Thy  Almighty 
power  and  I  have  an  abiding  confidence  that  Thou  wilt  deal  graciously 
with  us  in  every  future  emergency. 

Grant  that  the  proceedings  of  this  Convention  may  be  marked  by  a 
wisdom,  discretion,  concord,  harmony  and  mutual  forbearance  worthy  of 
an  enlightened  and  patriotic  bod)-  of  American  citizens. 

COMMITTEE  ON  RESOLUTIONS  REPORTS  PROGRESS. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Members  of  the  Convention,  I  present 
Senator  McCormick,  of  Illinois,  who  will  make  a  report  from  the  Com- 
mittee on  Resolutions.  (Applause.)i 

MR.  .MEDILL  McCoRMiCK,  of  Illinois. — Mr.  Chairman,  and  Members 
of  the  Republican  National  Convention :  The  Committee  on  Resolutions 
has  commissioned  me  to  make  a  report  to  the  Convention  and  to  submit 
for  your  consideration  a  resolution.  The  sub-committee  has  continued  its 
deliberations  throughout  yesterday,  throughout  the  night  and  far  into  the 
morning.  The  members  of  that  committee  have  been  actuated  by  the 
purpose  which  moves  the  delegates  of  this  Convention,  to  concert  their 
purposes  to  find  ground  for  agreement,  to  achieve  a  union  among  Repub- 
licans which  promises  victory  in  November.  (Applause.) 

I  have  to  report  that  the  sub-committee  unanimously  has  agreed  upon 
a  platform,  including  the  paragraph  dealing  with  the  treaty  of  peace  and 
the  League  of  Nations.  (Loud  applause.)  It  will  be  necessary  for  the 
sub-committee  to  revise  the  details  of  the  draft  and  to  submit  its  report 
to  the  full  committee  in  order  that  all  the  members  of  the  Committee  on 
Resolutions  may  consider  the  draft,  line  by  line;  that  they  may  be  free 
to  offer  amendments  and  to  express  their  full  opinions.  It  is  the  pur- 
pose of  this  Convention  that  every  delegate  shall  be  heard.  To  this  end 
I  am  instructed  to  move  a  recess  until  four  o'clock  this  afternoon. 

There  were  cries  of  "No,  No,  No." 

RECESS. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Senator  McCormick  moves  that  the 
Convention  take  a  recess  until  four  o'clock  this  afternoon.  Those  in 
favor  of  the  motion  will  signify  it  by  saying  aye.  (A  chorus  of  ayes.) 
Those  opposed  will  say  no.  (A  chorus  of  noes,  but,  apparently,  the  ma- 
jority of  them  from  the  galleries.)  The  chair  is  in  doubt  and  asks  that 
the  delegates  who  favor  taking  a  recess  as  requested  by  the  Committee  on 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  85 

Resolutions  will  rise  and  stand.  (It  was  apparent  that  a  large  majority 
of  the  delegates  stood  up.)  The  ayes  will  now  be  seated  and  the  noes 
will  rise.  (A  very  much  smaller  number  of  the  delegates  stood  up  to  in- 
dicate a  nay  vote.)  The  ayes  have  it  and  the  Convention  stands  in  recess 
until  four  o'clock  this  afternoon. 

Thereupon  (at  11  o'clock  and  29  minutes  a.  m.)  the  Convention  re- 
cessed until  4  o'clock  p.  m. 

AFTERNOON  SESSION 

The  Convention  reassembled  at  4:35  o'clock  p.  m.,  pursuant  to  recess. 

REPUBLICAN   NATIONAL  COMMITTEE.       ' 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  directs  the  Secretary  of  the 
Convention  to  call  the  roll  of  States  for  nomination  of  members  of  the 
Republican  National  Committee.  The  Chairmen  of  the  different  State 
delegations  will  please  respond  as  the  roll  is  called.  The  chair  understands 
that  a  number  of  State  delegations  have  reported  the  names  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  National  Committee  elected,  which  names  will  be  read  by 
the  Secretary  of  the  Convention,  but  in  the  case  of  States  which  have  not 
yet  reported  the  delegation  will  please  report  when  the  roll  is  called. 

THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION. — The  several  States  have  re- 
ported with  the  exception  of  California,  Kansas,  Minnesota,  Georgia, 
South  Carolina  and  Vermont.  In  the  event  that  any  names  have  been 
wrongly  reported  or  placed  upon  the  list  I  will  be  glad  if  delegations  will 
make  corrections  when  the  roll  is  called.  In  the  case  of  vacancies  ap- 
pearing on  the  list  State  delegations  will  please  report  their  selections  as 
the  names  of  States  are  called. 

Thereupon  the  roll  was  called  and  names  were  reported  from 
Georgia  and  Minnesota  and  South  Carolina,  but  requests  were  made  by 
State  delegations  to  be  passed  for  the  present  in  the  case  of  California, 
Kansas  and  Vermont. 

NATIONAL  COMMITTEE 

State  or  Territory  Name  of  Member  i 

Alabama Oliver  D.  Street 

Arizona Allen  B.  Jaynes 

Arkansas    H.  L.  Remmel 

California    Wm.  H.  Crocker 

Colorado John  F.  Vivian 

Connecticut    J.  Henry  Roraback 

Delaware   . .  • T.  Coleman  du  Pont 

Florida George  W.  Bean 

Georgia    ' Henry  Lincoln  Johnson 

Idaho     John  W.  Hart 

Illinois    Lawrence  Y.  Sherman 

Indiana    • Joseph  B.  Kealing 


86  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

NATIONAL  COMMITTEE-Con/»W 

State  or  Territory  Name  of  Member 

Iowa     John  T.  Adams 

Kansas   D.   W.   Mulvane 

Kentucky • A.   T.   Hert 

Louisiana     Emile  Kuntz 

Maine     Guy  P.  Gannett 

Maryland     ..- Wm.    P.  Jackson 

Massachusetts     John  W.   Weeks 

Michigan     Fred  M.   Warner 

Minnesota    I.  A.   Caswell 

Mississippi    M.  J.   Mulvihill 

Missouri     Jacob  L.  Babler 

Montana    D.  H.  P.  Shelley 

Nebraska     R.   P.   Howell 

Nevada     Geo.  Wingfield 

New   Hampshire        Fred  W.   Estabrook 

New   Jersey    Hamilton  F.  Kean 

New    Mexico H.  O.  Bursum 

New    York    Clias.    D.    Hilles 

North   Carolina    John   M.   Morehead 

North   Dakota    Gunder  Olson 

Ohio     Rudolph  K.   Hynicka 

Oklahoma    lake   E.    Hamon 

Oregon Ralph    E.    Williams 

Penm  ylvania     Boies  Penrose 

Rhode  Island   Fred   S.    Peck 

South    Carolina J.  W.  Tolbert 

>outh   Dakota    Willis  C.  Cook 

Tennessee     John   W.    Overall 

Texas     H.   F.   MacGregor 

Utah     E.   Bamburger 

Vermont      Earle  S.  Kinsley 

Virginia     C.  B.  Slemp 

Washington     Guy  E.  Kelly 

West  Virginia   V.    L.   Higland 

Wisconsin     Alfred  T.   Rogers 

Wyoming    Patrick   Sullivan 

District  of  Columbia   Edward  F.   Colladay 

Alaska     J.   C.   McBride 

Hawaii     Robert  W.   Shingle 

Philippines    Henry  B.  McCoy 

Porto    Rico    R.  H.  Todd 

During  the  calling  of  the  roll  as  above  shown  so  that  State  delega- 
tions might  report  their  selections  for  National  Committeemen,  the  fol- 
lowing occurred : 

MR.  FRANK  P.  FLINT,  of  California  (when  the  State  of  California  was 
called). — Mr.  Chairman,  California  asks  to  be  passed  for  the  present. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Without  objection  the  request  of  the 
California  delegation  will  be  acceded  to,  with  request  that  report  be  made 
as  quickly  as  possible. 

MR.  FRANK  P.  FLINT,  of  California. — That  will  be  done. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
continue  to  call  the  roll. 

When  Georgia  was  called  the  following  occurred : 

MR.  CHURCHILL  P.  GOREE,  of  Georgia. — Georgia  submits  the  name  of 
Henry  Lincoln  Johnson. 


SEVENTEENTH  REPUBLICAN   NATIONAL  CONVENTION  87 

MR.  D.  C.  COLE,  of  Georgia. — Mr.  Chairman,  Georgia  does  not  submit 
the  name  of  Henry  Lincoln  Johnson.  The  majority  of  the  delegation 
from  Georgia  agreed  not  to  nominate  a  man  for  the  National  Committee 
until  after  the  Presidential  candidate  was  nominated. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Any  disputes  about  names  of  members 
of  the  National  Committee  will  be  heard  after  the  roll  is  called.  The 
calling  of  the  roll  of  States  cannot  be  interrupted  to  decide  any  contest  at 
this  time.  The  Secretary  will  continue  calling  the  roll. 

\\hen  the  name  of  Lawrence  Y.  Sherman,  of  Illinois,  was  announced, 
there  was  loud  and  prolonged  applause. 

When  Kansas  was  called  the   following  occurred : 

MR.  W.  J.  BAILEY,  of  Kansas. — Mr.  Chairman,  Kansas  asks  to  be 
passed  for  the  present  and  will  announce  the  name  of  the  member  of  the 
National  Committee  a  little  later. 

When  the  name  of  Senator  Boies  Penrose,  of  Pennsylvania,  was 
called  as  the  member  of  the  National  Committee  re-elected  from  that 
State  there  was  loud  and  prolonged  applause,  the  Pennsylvania  delega- 
tion standing  and  cheering. 

When  Vermont  was  called  the  following  occurred : 

MR.  ALEXANDER  DUNNETT,  of  Vermont. — Vermont  requests  permission 
to  be  passed  for  the  present  and  will  report  its  selection  of  a  member -of 
the  National  Committee  a  little  later. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  question  before  the  Convention  is 
on  the  approval,  as  required  by  the  rules,  of  the  persons  nominated  by 
the  several  State  delegations  for  membership  on  the  National  Commit- 
tee, omitting  the  State  of  Georgia  in  which  there  is  a  dispute. 

The  nominations  reported  for  membership  on  the  National  Commit- 
tee were  thereupon  unanimously  ratified  by  the  Convention. 

LIMITING  SECONDING  SPEECHES. 

MR.  CHARLES  D.  HILLES,  of  New  York. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  offer  the 
resolution  which  I  now  send  to  the  Secretary's  desk  and  ask  that  same 
be  read. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Mr.  Hilles,  of  New  York,  offers  a 
resolution  and  asks  that  the  same  be  read  by  one  of  the  reading  clerks. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  WILL  A.  WAITE,  of  Michigan). — The  reso- 
lution presented  by  Mr.  Hilles,  of  New  York,  is  as  follows : 

Resolved,  That  the  rules  be  suspended  and  a  new  rule  for  this  Con- 
vention be  adopted  as  follows : 

Two  seconding  speeches  of  five  minutes'  duration  each,  shall  be  al- 
lowed in  support  of  any  candidate  wh'>ce  name  has  been  presented  to  the 


88  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

Convention,  and  if  more  than  two  delegates  desire  to  be  heard  to  second 
the  nomination  of  any  candidate  whose  name  has  been  presented,  but 
two  minutes  shall  be  allowed  each  of  such  delegates  in  which  to  address 
the  Convention. 

MR.  CHARLES  D.  HILLES,  of  New  York. — I  move  the  adoption  of 
the  resolution. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — In  order  to  make  a  change  in  the 
rules  it  is  necessary  that  two  States  shall  second  the  motion  made  by  the 
gentleman  from  New  York.  Do  two  States  second  the  motion? 

MR.  C.  H.  MARSH,  of  Minnesota. — Minnesota  seconds  the  motion. 

MR.  JOHN  M..  MOREHEAD,  of  North  Carolina. — North  Carolina  also 
seconds  the  motion. 

MR.  H.  L.  REMMEL,  of  Arkansas. — Arkansas  also  wishes  to  second 
that  motion. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  question  before  the  Convention  is, 
Shall  the  rules  be  suspended  and  a  new  rule  for  this  Convention  adopted. 
Those  in  favor  of  the  motion  will  signify  it  by  saying  aye.  (A  chorus  of 
ayes.)  Those  opposed  will  signify  by  saying  no.  (Silence.)  It  is  a 
vete.  More  than  two-thirds  of  the  delegates  having  voted  therefor  the 
rules  are  suspended  and  a  new  rule  governing  seconding  speeches  is 
adopted  for  this  Convention. 

The  chair  is  obliged  to  announce  that  the  report  of  the  Committee  on 
Resolutions  cannot  be  expected  for  another  hour. 

There  were  cries  of  "Cannon !"  and  "Uncle  Joe." 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — I  have  just  received,  through  the  kind- 
ness of  the  press,  notice  that  the  members  of  the  Resolutions  Committee 
are  just  leaving  the  Auditorium  Hotel  for  the  Coliseum.  (Applause.) 

The  cries  "Cannon"  and  "Uncle  Joe"  were  renewed. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  asked  ex-Speaker  Cannon  if 
he  would  not  address  the  Convention.  He  requested  to  be  excused.  Mr. 
Cannon  expressed  the  desire  and  the  hope  that  the  Convention  would 
kindly  excuse  him  as  he  was  not  feeling  very  well. 

At  this  point  a  sergeant-at-arms  who  had  been  dispatched  at  the  first 
call  for  Representative  Cannon,  returned  and  reported  that  Mr.  Cannon 
had  agreed  to  address  the  Convention. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — I  am  now  informed  that  former 
Speaker  Cannon  has  very  kindly  agreed  to  return  and  address  the  Con- 
vention. 

As  ex-Speaker  Cannon  walked  forward  on  the  platform  he  was 
greeted  by  uproarous  applause,  delegates,  alternates  and  guests  of  the 
Convention  rising  and  giving  "three  cheers  for  Uncle  Joe." 


JAMES  A.   HEMENWAY,   of  Indiana 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  89 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  has  very  great  pleasure,  even 
though  it  is  quite  unnecessary  to  formally  introduce  him,  in  introducing 
former  Speaker  Joseph  G.  Cannon.  (Applause.) 

ADDRESS  BY  HON.  JOSEPH  G.  CAXXON,  OF  ILLINOIS. 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  (The 
speaker  holds  a  glass  oi  water  above  his  head,  imitating  the  Statue  of 
Liberty  enlightening  the  world.)  The  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  has  held  that  the  legislation  putting  into  full  force  and  effect  the 
prohibitory  amendment  is  constitutional,  and  as  citizens  all  legislation  that 
is  enacted  under  the  Constitution,  under  our  law  in  this  great  republic, 
while  so  remaining  constitutional,  whatever  we  may  think  about  it  as  in- 
dividuals, must  stand. 

Water,  brewed  in  the  clouds  and  filtered  through  the  eternal  hills,  I 
drink  to  your  health,  and  to  that  of  the  delegates  and  alternates  and  guests 
of  the  Convention,  as  well  as  all  other  good  Republicans  everywhere. 
(Applause.) 

Our  Xew  York  friend  and  myself  four  years  ago,  with  Senator  War- 
ren G.  Harding  presiding,  were  notified  that  we  were  to  entertain,  or  at 
least  to  try  to  entertain  the  audience  while  the  business  of  the  conven- 
tion was  being  matured.  Chauncey  said  "Cannon,  you  go  first."  "Why, 
no,"  I  said,  "you  are  the  older."  (Laughter.)  Chauncey  talked  for  forty 
'minutes,  and  I  never  heard  a  more  interesting  and  entertaining  talk  in 
my  life.  I  talked  five  minutes,  and  considering  the  amount  that  a  man 
knows  sometimes  five  minutes  is  a  long,  long  time  for  a  man  to  talk. 
(Laughter,  accompanied  by  a  voice:  "But  not  for  you,  Uncle  Joe.") 

I  am  84  years  of  age.  I  was  in  the  Convention  that  nominated  Abra- 
ham Lincoln.  (Applause.)  I  have  been  in  every  National  Convention 
except  two  from  that  time  to  this.  I  have  tried  to  be  at  all  times  a  con- 
sistent Republican,  not  because  of  the  name,  Republican,  but  because  I 
believed  the  policies  of  that  great  organization  were  the  policies  under 
which,  when  enacted  and  put  upon  the  statute  books,  the  great  majority 
of  the  people  of  the  United  States  would  make  the  greatest  advancement 
and  have  the  greatest  prosperity.  (Applause.) 

There  are  many  candidates  seeking  this  nomination  today.  And  that 
condition  has  been  almost  universal  from  the  time  of  Lincoln  down  to 
the  present  time.  And  I  am  not  criticising  any  of  them.  It  is  a  laudible 
ambition  for  a  man  to  ask  to  be  placed  upon  the  Republican  ticket  as 
a  candidate  for  the  presidency,  and  it  is  the  greatest  honor  that  can  be 
conferred  upon  any  man  to  be  president  of  the  United  States.  (Ap- 
plause.) But  whoever  is  elected  President  of  the  United  States  has  a 
great  responsibility.  As  chief  executive  he  has  the  power  to  veto  any  leg- 
islation that  might  be  passed  by  the  House  of  Representatives  and  the 


90  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

Senate ;  he  can  cry  "halt,"  and  when  he  cries  halt  by  a  veto  it  takes  two- 
thirds  of  each  body  to  pass  that  legislation  over  his  veto.  So  he  has  a 
great  responsibility  in  the  matter  of  legislation.  In  addition  to  that  he 
is  the  commander-in-chief  of  the  Army  and  the  Navy,  a  great  responsi- 
bility. Sometimes  we  have  to  criticise  the  President  of  the  United  States. 
I  am  not  going  to  criticise  Woodrow  Wilson ;  God  knows  from  my  stand- 
point as  a  Republican  it  is  not  necessary.  (Laughter  and  applause.) 

We  have  many  candidates  now  of  great  ability  who  are  seeking  this 
nomination,  supported  by  their  friends.  I  do  not  know  who  is  going  to 
be  nominated.  I  trust  whoever  is  nominated  will  be  successful  at  the 
polls ;  in  fact,  I  think  I  can  say,  although  I  am  not  a  prophet  nor  the 
son  of  a  prophet,  that  he  will  be  triumphantly  chosen.  (Applause.) 

I  trust  and  believe  that  he  will  be  a  great  success.  During  my  84 
years  I  have  lived  through  the  Civil  War.  I  have  lived  while  the  eggs 
were  being  unscrambled.  When  the  war  closed  the  Union  Army  was 
composed  of,  counting  enlistments  and  re-enlistments,  2,800,000  people.  I 
have  lived  and  have  seen  the  great  Civil  War  debt,  amounting  to  $3,000,- 
000,000  when  the  war  closed,  gradually  wiped  out.  I  have  lived  to  see 
the  paper  dollar,  that  was  worth  at  one  time  a  very  much  depreciated  sum 
as  compared  with  silver  or  gold,  the  silver  or  gold  dollar  being  worth 
$2.65  as  compared  with  the  paper  dollar — I  have  lived  to  see  that  dollar, 
backed  by  the  credit  of  the  United  States,  as  good  as  gold. 

In  the  fullness  of  time  we  got  back  to  normal.  It  took  the  better  part 
of  a  generation  to  get  back  to  normal.  But  under  the  wise  leadership  of 
the  great  and  good  sense  of  the  majority  of  the  people  we  did  get  back 
to  normal. 

Did  I  say  three  billions  of  dollars  of  debt  when  the  Civil  War  closed? 
Yes ;  I  did,  and  that  was  correct.  Three  billions  of  dollars  of  debt ! 
Yet  at  the  close  of  this  great  world  war  we  have  been  and  will  be  by 
taxation  contributing  from  $4,000,000,000  to  $5,000,000,000  every  year ;  and 
we  will  have  to  keep  on  doing  that  same  thing  for  many  years  to  come. 
Not  a  very  pleasant  thing  to  contemplate.  A  load;  yes;  a  load,  but  one 
that  will  not  strangle  us,  for  even  though  old  men  like  me  will  be  dead 
and  forgotten  before  these  eggs  are  unscrambled,  yet  the  people  of  the 
United  States  will  during  the  oncoming  generation  carry  that  great  load 
to  successful  payment ;  keep  all  our  pledges  to  the  boys  who  wore  the 
khaki  and  the  blue,  of  the  Army,  the  Navy,  and  the  Marine  Corps.  And 
as  they  grow  older  we  will  keep  all  the  pledges  that  were  made,  and 
still  we  will  increase  in  population  and  in  prosperity. 

I  am  not  a  pessimist.  Thank  God,  I  am  an  optimist.  (Applause.) 
Why,  when  the  war  broke  out  to  save  the  Union  all  the  people,  North  and 
South,  in  the  United  States,  not  counting  the  Indians,  totaled  31,000,000. 
We  have  carried  these  great  loads,  and  yet  today  we  number  110,000,000 
souls.  When  this  country  is  fully  developed  and  without  any  additional 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  91 

territory ;  when  it  is  developed  as  is  the  case  in  France  in  the  matter  of 
density  of  population,  as  it  is  in  Great  Britain,  and  in  Germany  and  in 
Italy,  we  will  have  700,000,000  people  in  the  present  State  and  Territorial 
United  States. 

Can  such  a  country  fail?  Can  such  a  people  fail?  Can  the  sons 
and  the  grandsons  and  the  great  grandsons  of  those  men  who  won  our 
independence,  under  the  leadership  of  George  Washington,  the  men  who 
have  made  and  are  making  this  great  progress;  can  they  fail?  There  is 
no  such  word  as  fail.  (Applause,  and  cries  of  "Right.") 

Now,  ladies  and  gentlemen  of  the  Convention,  just  a  word  or  two  in 
closing :  I  have  not  seen  the  resolutions  nor  the  platform  that  the  com- 
mittee has  adopted  and  that  we  are  to  be  called  upon  to  approve.  But  I 
hope  and  believe,  in  fact  I  feel  quite  sure,  that  that  platform  will  de- 
serve approval  and  will  receive  approval.  (Applause.)  Sometimes  I  havt 
found  during  my  long  life  something  in  platforms  that  I  would  change  if 
1  had  the  preparation  of  them.  You  know  the  old  saying,  "Many  men  of 
many  minds,"  but  I  believe  when  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Resolu- 
tions comes  to  you  and  the  platform  is  read  to  this  assemblage  that  it 
will  receive  substantially  the  unanimous  approval  of  this  convention,  that 
it  will  receive  substantially  the  approval  of  every  delegate  that  sits  in  this 
Convention,  which  means  the  approval  of  all  the  Republicans  in  the  United 
States.  (Applause.) 

Mr.  Chairman,  is  something  else  ready? 

There  were  cries  "Go  on,  Uncle  Joe,"  and  "We  want  to  hear  you, 
Uncle  Joe.'' 

MR.  CANNON. — I  do  want  to  thank  you  for  your  patient  attention. 
Frankly,  1  did  not  intend  nor  did  I  desire  on  this  hot  afternoon  to  ad- 
dress you.  I  am  not  a  vain  man  but  I  appreciate  the  great  compliment 
that  you  have  paid  to  me  by  desiring  me  to  appear  and  talk  for  a  little 
while  to  you.  Not  vain?  No,  no;  it  was  not  me  that  you  approved  of. 
You  approved  substantially  of  my  service  in  public  life  during  50  years, 
because  I  have  stood  upon  the  platforms  and  advocated  the  policies  of  that 
great  party  of  which  you  and  I  are  members.  (Loud  applause.) 

And  now  again  I  want  to  thank  you  and  say  to  you,  God  bless  you. 
(Applause  and  cries:  "Hurrah  for  Uncle  Joe.")  God  bless  those  who 
sent  you  here.  God  preserve  you  in  health  and  preserve  the  health  of 
those  who  sent  you  here ;  and  good  afternoon.  (Applause,  loud  and 
prolonged,  the  Convention  rising,  during  which  time  the  speaker  again 
raised  a  glass  of  water  high  above  his  head  in  imitation  of  the  Statue  of 
Liberty  enlightening  the  world,  then  drank  the  toast  which  he  had  pro- 
posed at  the  outset  of  his  address,  and  took  his  seat  on  the  platform.) 

MR.  ALBERT  EDMUND  BROWN,  Director  of  Community  Singing,  Repub- 
lican League  of  Massachusetts. — I  will  ask  the  Convention  to  sing  the 
Long,  Long  Trail.  (Which  was  done  in  a  very  enthusiastic  manner.) 


92  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

NATIONAL  COMMITTEEMAN  FROM  GEORGIA. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  will  now  call  the  roll  of 
the  Georgia  delegates  to  this  Convention  so  as  to  determine  their  wishes 
as  to  who  shall  be  the  Georgia  member  of  the  Republican  National  Com- 
mittee. This  was  passed  over  when  the  other  National  Committeemen 
were  selected. 

The  Secretary  having  resumed  and  concluded  the  roll  call  of  the 
Georgia  delegation,  the  vote  was  announced:  Johnson,  12;  Pickett,  3;  not 
voting,  2 ;  as  follows  : 

GEORGIA 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Johnson.  Pickett  Not  Voting. 

Henry   Lincoln   Johnson 1 

Churchill  P.  Goree 1 

Benjamin  J   Davis    1 

Joseph  H.  Watson 1 

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

1— Walter   S.   Scott   1 

2— W.    F.    Satterwhite    1 

3— E.    S.    Richardson    

4— C.   D.   Williams 1 

5— John  W.  Martin   1 

6— B.   M.   Sherard   1 

7— D.    C.    Cole    1 

8— W.  H.   Harris   1 

9— W.  Y.  Gilliam 1 

10 — Roscoe  Pickett  

11— R.  C.  Williams   1 

12— E.  R.   Belcher 1 

13— S.  S.  Mincey 1 

12  3  2 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN.— It  appears  that  Henry  Lincoln  Johnson 
has  been  duly  elected  by  the  delegation  from  the  State  of  Georgia  as  a 
member  of  the  National  Committee.  The  question  now  before  the 
Convention  is  his  election  by  this  body;  and  as  the  rules  are  mandatory 
it  amounts  merely  to  a  ratification  of  the  selection  by  the  Georgia  delega- 
tion, of  Henry  Lincoln  Johnson,  as  National  Committeeman  from  the 
State  of  Georgia.  All  in  favor  of  the  election  or  ratification  of  Henry 
Lincoln  Johnson  as  National  Committeeman  from  the  State  of  Georgia 
will  signify  it  by  saying  aye.  (A  chorus  of  ayes.)  Those  opposed  will 
signify  it  by  saying  no.  (A  chorus  of  noes.) 

Inasmuch  as  under  the  rules  it  is  mandatory  on  the  Convention  to 
elect  or  ratify  the  choice  of  a  State  delegation  for  membership  on  the 
National  Committee  I  declare  Henry  Lincoln  Johnson  duly  elected. 

At  this  point  there  were  many  cries  of  "No"  and  a  demand  made  for 
a  roll  call. 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION  93 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — You  are  not  entitled  to  a  roll  call  on 
that  question  because  under  the  rules  the  action  of  the  Convention  is 
mandatory. 

The  confusion  continued  and  the  demand  for  a  roll  call  was  re- 
peated. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  may  suspend  the 
rules  by  a  two-thirds  vote  and  then  take  a  roll  call  on  this  proposition  if 
that  is  the  desire  of  the  Convention.  Does  the  chair  hear  a  motion  to 
suspend  the  rules  in  this  case? 

There  were  cries  of  "No,  No"  followed  by  "Let  us  proceed  regularly." 

MR.  D.  C.  COLE,  of  Georgia. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  move  that  the  matter 
of  the  selection  of  a  member  of  the  National  Committee  from  the  State 
of  Georgia  be  referred  for  decision  to  the  Republican  National  Commit- 
tee. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  begs  to  inform  the  gentle- 
man that  this  nomination  having  been  made  by  the  delegation  to  this 
Convention  it  thereupon  becomes  mandatory  on  the  Convention  to  ratify 
that  selection  or,  in  other  words,  to  elect  the  choice  of  the  delegation. 
Therefore  there  is  no  further  action  to  be  taken,  the  vote  of  the  Georgia 
delegation  having  been  ascertained. 

The  Convention  marked  time  for  about  half  an  hour  while  the  Com- 
mittee on  Resolutions  was  finishing  its  report  and  preparing  to  present 
it  to  the  Convention,  the  Convention  being  entertained  by  the  Band  and  by 
singing  several  songs,  and  at  6:06  p.  m.  Senator  Watson  came  upon  the 
platform  and  was  greeted  by  loud  applause. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Senator  Watson  of  Indiana  will  now 
present  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions. 

REPORT  OF  COMMITTEE  ON  RESOLUTIONS. 

MR.  JAMES  E.  WATSON,  of  Indiana. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the 
Convention :  I  am  instructed  by  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  to  present 
to  you  for  your  consideration  the  following  platform,  and  after  it  is 
read  to  move  its  adoption.  It  is  a  somewhat  lengthy  document  and  I  ask 
your  kind  indulgence  until  I  shall  have  concluded  its  reading. 

THE  PLATFORM 

The  Republican  party,  assembled  in  representative  national  conven- 
tion, reaffirms  its  unyielding  devotion  to  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States,  and  to  the  guarantees  of  civil,  political  and  religious  liberty  there- 
in contained.  It  will  resist  all  attempts  to  overthrow  the  foundations  of 
the  government  or  to  weaken  the  force  of  its  controlling  principles  and 


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ideals,  whether  these  attempts  be  made  in  the  form  of  international  policy 
or  domestic  agitation. 

For  seven  years  the  national  government  has  been  controlled  by  the 
Democratic  party.  During  that  period  a  war  of  unparalleled  magnitude 
has  shaken  the  foundations  of  civilization,  decimated  the  population  of 
Europe,  and  left  in  its  train  economic  misery  and  suffering  second  only 
to  the  war  itself. 

The  outstanding  features  of  the  Democratic  administration  have  been 
complete  unpreparedness  for  war  and  complete  unpreparedness  for  peace. 

UN  PREPAREDNESS    FOR   WAR. 

Inexcusable  failure  to  make  timely  preparations  is  the  chief  indict- 
ment against  the  Democratic  administration  in  the  conduct  of  the  war. 
Had  not  our  associates  protected  us,  both  on  land  and  sea,  during  the 
first  twelve  months  of  our  participation  and  furnished  us  to  the  very  day 
of  the  armistice  with  munitions,  planes,  and  artillery,  this  failure  would 
have  been  punished  with  disaster.  It  directly  resulted  in  unnecessary 
losses  to  our  gallant  troops,  in  the  imperilment  of  victory  itself,  and  in  an 
enormous  waste  of  public  funds,  literally  poured  into  the  breach  created 
by  gross  neglect.  Today  it  is  reflected  in  our  huge  tax  burdens  and  in 
the  high  cost  of  living. 

UNPREPAREDNESS    FOR   PEACE. 

Peace  found  the  administration  as  unprepared  for  peace  as  war  found 
it  unprepared  for  war.  The  vital  need  of  the  country  demanded  the  early 
and  systematic  return  of  a  peace  time  basis. 

This  called  for  vision,  leadership,  and  intelligent  planning.  All  three 
have  been  lacking.  While  the  country  has  been  left  to  shift  for  itself,  the 
government  has  continued  on  a  war  time  basis.  The  administration  has 
not  demobilized  the  army  of  place  holders.  It  continued  a  method  of 
financing  which  was  indefensible  during  the  period  of  reconstruction.  It 
has  used  legislation  passed  to  meet  the  emergency  of  war  to  continue  its 
arbitrary  and  inquisitorial  control  over  the  life  of  the  people  in  the  time 
of  peace,  and  to  carry  confusion  into  industrial  life.  Under  the  despot's 
plea  of  necessity  or  superior  wisdom,  executive  usurpation  of  legislative 
and  judicial  function  still  undermines  our  institutions.  Eighteen  months 
after  the  armistice,  with  its  wartime  powers  unabridged,  its  wartime  de- 
partments undischarged,  its  wartime  army  of  place  holders  still  mobilized, 
the  administration  still  continues  to  flounder  helplessly. 

The  demonstrated  incapacity  of  the  Democratic  party  has  destroyed 
public  confidence,  weakened  the  authority  of  the  government,  and  pro- 
duced a  feeling  of  distrust  and  hesitation  so  universal  as  to  increase 
enormously  the  difficulty  of  readjustment  and  to  delay  the  return  to  nor- 
mal conditions. 


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Never  has  our  nation  been  confronted  with  graver  problems.  The 
people  are  entitled  to  know  in  definite  terms  how  the  parties  purpose  solv- 
ing these  problems.  To  that  end,  the  Republican  party  declares  its  policy 
and  programme  to  be  as  follows : 

CONSTITUTIONAL  GOVERNMENT. 

We  undertake  to  end  executive  autocracy  and  restore  to  the  people 
their  constitutional  government. 

The  policies  herein  declared  will  be  carried  out  by  the  Federal  and 
State  governments,  each  acting  within  its  constitutional  powers. 

FOREIGN    RELATIONS. 

The  foreign  policy  of  the  Administration  has  been  founded  upon  no 
principle  and  directed  by  no  definite  conception  of  our  nation's  rights 
and  obligations.  It  has  been  humiliating  to  America  and  irritating  to 
other  nations,  with  the  result  that  after  a  period  of  unexampled  sacri- 
fice, our  motives  are  suspected,  our  moral  influence  impaired,  and  our 
Government  stands  discredited  and  friendless  among  the  nations  of  the 
world. 

We  favor  a  liberal  and  generous  foreign  policy  founded  upon  definite 
moral  and  political  principles,  characterized  by  a  clear  understanding  of 
and  a  firm  adherence  to  our  own  rights,  and  unfailing  respect  for  the 
rights  of  others.  W.e  should  afford  full  and  adequate  protection  to  the 
life,  liberty,  property  and  all  international  rights  of  every  American  citi- 
zen, and  should  require  a  proper  respect  for  the  American  flag ;  but  we 
should  be  equally  careful  to  manifest  a  just  regard  for  the  rights  of 
other  nations.  A  scrupulous  observance  of  our  international  engagements 
when  lawfully  assumed  is  essential  to  our  own  honor  and  self-respect, 
and  the  respect  of  other  nations.  Subject  to  a  due  regard  for  our  inter- 
national obligations,  we  should  leave  our  country  free  to  develop  its 
civilization  along  lines  most  conducive  to  the  happiness  and  welfare  of 
its  people,  and  to  cast  its  influence  on  the  side  of  justice  and  right  should 
occasion  require. 

(a)     MEXICO. 

The  ineffective  policy  of  the  present  Administration  in  Mexican  mat- 
ters has  been  largely  responsible  for  the  continued  loss  of  American  lives 
in  that  country  and  upon  our  border ;  for  the  enormous  loss  of  Ameri- 
can and  foreign  property ;  for  the  lowering  of  American  standards  of 
morality  and  social  relations  with  Mexicans,  and  for  the  bringing  of 
American  ideals  of  justice,  national  honor  and  political  integrity  into  con- 
tempt and  ridicule  in  Mexico  and  throughout  the  world. 

The  policy  of  wordy,  futile  written  protests  against  the  acts  of  Mexi- 
can officials,  explained  the  following  day  by  the  President  himself  as 


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being  meaningless  and  not  intended  to  be  considered  seriously,  or  en- 
forced, has  but  added  in  degree  to  that  contempt,  and  has  earned  for  us 
the  sneers  and  jeers  of  Mexican  bandits,  and  added  insult  upon  insult 
against  our  national  honor  and  dignity. 

We  should  not  recognize  any  Mexican  government,  unless  it  be  a 
responsible  government  willing  and  able  to  give  sufficient  guarantees  that 
the  lives  and  property  of  American  citizens  are  respected  and  protected; 
that  wrongs  will  be  promptly  corrected  and  just  compensation  will  be 
made  for  injury  sustained.  The  Republican  party  pledges  itself  to  a 
consistent,  firm  and  effective  policy  towards  Mexico  that  shall  enforce 
respect  for  the  American  flag  and  that  shall  protect  the  rights  of  Ameri- 
can citizens  lawfully  in  Mexico  to  security  of  life  and  enjoyment  of 
property,  in  accordance  with  established  principles  of  international  law 
•and  our  treaty  rights. 

The  Republican  party  is  a  sincere  friend  of  the  Mexican  people.  In 
its  insistence  upon  the  maintenance  of  order  for  the  protection  of  Ameri- 
can citizens  within  its  borders  a  great  service  will  be  rendered  the  Mexi- 
can people  themselves ;  for  a  continuation  of  present  conditions  means 
disaster  to  their  interests  and  patriotic  aspirations. 

(b)       MANDATE    FOR    ARMENIA. 

We  condemn  President  Wilson  for  asking  Congress  to  empower  him 
to  accept  a  mandate  for  Armenia.  We  commend  the  Republican  Senate 
for  refusing  the  President's  request  to  empower  him  to  accept  the  man- 
date for  Armenia.  The  acceptance  of  such  mandate  would  throw  the 
United  States  into  the  very  maelstrom  of  European  quarrels.  Ac- 
cording to  the  estimate  of  the  Harbord  Commission,  organized  by 
authority  of  President  Wilson,  we  would  be  called  upon  to  send  59,- 
000  American  boys  to  police  Armenia  and  to  expend  $276,000,000  in 
the  first  year  and  $756,000,000  in  five  years.  This  estimate  is  made 
upon  the  basis  that  we  would  have  only  roving  bands  to  fight;  but  in 
case  of  serious  trouble  with  the  Turks  or  with  Russia,  a  force  ex- 
ceeding 200,000  would  be  necessary. 

No  more  striking  illustration  can  be  found  of  President  Wilson's 
disregard  of  the  lives  of  American  boys  or  of  American  interests. 

We  deeply  sympathize  with  the  people  of  Armenia  and  stand 
ready  to  help  them  in  all  proper  ways,  but  the  Republican  party  will 
oppose  now  and  hereafter  the  acceptance  of  a  mandate  for  any  coun- 
try in  Europe  or  Asia. 

(c)      LEAGUE  OF  NATIONS. 

The  Republican  party  stands  for  agreement  among  the  nations 
to  preserve  the  peace  of  the  world.  We  believe  that  such  an  inter- 
national association  must  be  based  upon  international  justice,  and 


GEORGE    L.    HART,    of   Virginia 
Official    Reporter   of   the   Convention 


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must  provide  methods  which  shall  maintain  the  rule  of  public  right 
by  the  development  of  law  and  the  decision  of  impartial  courts,  and 
which  shall  secure  instant  and  general  international  conference  when- 
ever peace  shall  be  threatened  by  political  action,  so  that  the  nations 
pledged  to  do  and  insist  upon  what  is  just  and  fair  may  exercise  their 
influence  and  power  for  the  prevention  of  war. 

We  belieye  that  all  this  can  be  done  without  the  compromise  of 
national  independence,  without  depriving  the  people  of  the  United 
States  in  advance  of  the  right  to  determine  for  themselves  what  is 
just  and  fair  when  the  occasion  arises,  and  without  involving  them 
as  participants  and  not  as  peace-makers  in  a  multitude  of  quarrels, 
the  merits  of  which  they  are  unable  to  judge. 

The  covenant  signed  by  the  President  at  Paris  failed  signally  to 
accomplish  this  great  purpose,  and  contains  stipulations,  not  only  in- 
tolerable for  an  independent  people,  but  certain  to  produce  the  injus- 
tice, hostility  and  controversy  among  nations  which  it  proposed  to 
prevent. 

That  covenant  repudiated,  to  a  degree  wholly  unnecessary  and 
unjustifiable,  the  time-honored  policies  in  favor  of  peace  declared  by 
Washington,  Jefferson,  and  Monroe,  and  pursued  by  all  American  ad- 
ministrations for  more  than  a  century,  and  it  ignored  the  universal 
sentiment  of  America  for  generations  past  in  favor  of  international 
law  and  arbitration,  and  it  rested  the  hope  of  the  future  upon  mere 
expediency  and  negotiation. 

The  unfortunate  insistence  of  the  President  upon  having  his  own 
way,  without  any  change  and  without  any  regard  to  the  opinions  of  a 
majority  of  the  Senate,  which  shares  with  him  in  the  treaty-making 
power,  and  the  President's  demand  that  the  Treaty  should  be  ratified 
without  any  modification,  created  a  situation  in  which  Senators  were 
required  to  vote  upon  their  consciences  and  their  oaths  according  to 
their  judgment  against  the  Treaty  as  it  was  presented,  or  submit  to 
the  commands  of  a  dictator  in  a  matter  where  the  authority  and  the 
responsibility  under  the  Constitution  were  theirs,  and  not  his. 

The  Senators  performed  their  duty  faithfully.  We  approve  their 
conduct  and  honor  their  courage  and  fidelity.  And  we  pledge  the 
coming  Republican  administration  to  such  agreements  with  the  other 
nations  of  the  world  as  shall  meet  the  full  duty  of  America  to  civiliza- 
tion and  humanity,  in  accordance  with  American  ideals,  and  without 
surrendering  the  right  of  the  American  people  to  exercise  its  judg- 
ment and  its  power  in  favor  of  justice  and  peace. 

CONGRESS   AND  RECONSTRUCTION 

Despite  the  unconstitutional  and  dictatorial  course  of  the  President 
and  the  partisan  obstruction  of  the  Democratic  congressional  minority, 


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the  Republican  majority  has  enacted  a  program  of  constructive  legisla- 
tion which  in  great  part,  however,  has  been  nullified  by  the  vindictive 
vetoes  of  the  President. 

The  Republican  Congress  has  met  the  problems  presented  by  the  ad- 
ministration's unpreparedness  for  peace.  It  has  repealed  the  greater  part 
of  the  vexatious  war  legislation.  It  has  enacted  a'  transportation  act 
making  possible  the  rehabilitation  of  the  railroad  systems'  of  the  coun- 
try, the  operations  of  which  under  the  present  Democratic  administration, 
has  been  wasteful,  extravagant,  and  inefficient  in  the  highest  degree.  The 
transportation  act  made  provision  for  the  peaceful  settlement  of  wage 
disputes,  partially  nullified,  however,  by  the  President's  delay  in  appoint- 
ing the  wage  board  created  by  the  Act.  This  delay  precipitated  the  outlaw 
railroad  strike. 

We  stopped  the  flood  of  public  treasure,  recklessly  poured  into  the  lap 
of  an  inept  shipping  board,  and  laid  the  -foundations  for  the  creation  of 
a  great  merchant  marine ;  we  took  from  the  incompetent  Democratic  ad- 
ministration the  administration  of  the  telegraph  and  telephone  lines  of  the 
country  and  returned  them  to  private  ownership;  we  reduced  the  cost 
of  postage  and  increased  the  pay  of  the  postal  employes — the  poorest  paid 
of  all  public  servants;  we  provided  pensions  for  superannuated  and  re- 
tired civil  servants;  and  for  an  increase  in  pay  of  soldiers  and  sailors 
we  reorganized  the  Army  on  a  peace  footing  and  provided  for  the 
maintenance  of  a  powerful  and  efficient  navy. 

The  Republican  Congress  established  by  law  a  permanent  woman's 
bureau  in  the  Department  of  Labor;  we  submitted  to  the  country  the 
constitutional  amendment  for  woman  suffrage,  and  furnished  twenty-nine 
of  the  thirty-five  legislatures  which  have  ratified  it  to  date. 

Legislation  for  the  relief  of  the  consumers  of  print  paper,  for  the 
extension  of  the  powers  of  the  government  under  the  Food  Control  Act, 
for  broadening  the  scope  of  the  war  risk  insurance  Act,  better  provision 
for  the  dwindling  number  of  aged  veterans  of  the  Civil  War  and  for  the 
better  support  of  the  maimed  and  injured  of  the  great  war,  and  for 
making  practical  the  vocational  rehabilitation  act,  has  been  enacted  by 
the  Republican  Congress. 

We  passed  an  oil  leasing  and  water  power  bill  to  unlock  for  the 
public  good  the  great  pent-up  resources  of  the  country;  we  have  sought 
to  check  the  profligacy  of  the  administration,  to  realize  upon  the  assets 
of  the  government  and  to  husband  the  revenues  derived  from  taxation. 
The  Republicans  in  Congress  have  been  responsible  for  cuts  in  the  esti- 
mates for  government  expenditure  of  nearly  $3,000,000,000  since  the  sign- 
ing of  the  armistice. 

We  enacted  a  national  executive  budget  law ;  we  strengthened  the 
Federal  Reserve  Act  to  permit  banks  to  lend  needed  assistance  to  farmers ; 
we  authorized  financial  incorporations  to  develop  export  trade ;  and  finally, 


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amended  the  rules  of  the  Senate  and  House,  which  will  reform  evils  in 
procedure  and  guarantee  more  efficient  and  responsible  government. 

AGRICULTURE.  x 

The  farmer  is  the  backbone  of  the  nation.  National  greatness  and 
economic  independence  demand  a  population  distributed  between  industry 
and  the  farm,  and  sharing  on  equal  terms  the  prosperity  which  it  holds 
is  wholly  dependent  upon  the  efforts  of  both.  Neither,  can  prosper  at  the 
expense  of  the  other  without  inviting  joint  disaster. 

The  crux  of  the  present  agricultural  condition  lies  in  prices,  labor 
and  credit. 

The  Republican  party  believes  that  this  condition  can  be  improved  by : 
practical  and  adequate  farm  representation  in  the  appointment  of 
governmental  officials  and  commissions;  the  right  to  form  co-operative 
associations  for  marketing  their  products,  and  protection  against 
discrimination;  the  scientific  study  of  agricultural  prices  and  farm 
production  costs,  at  home  and  abroad,  with  a  view  to  reducing  the 
frequency  of  abnormal  fluctuation;  the  uncensored  publication  of 
such  reports;  the  authorization  of  associations  for  the  extension  of 
personal  credit;  a  national  inquiry  on  the  co-ordination  of  rail,  water  and 
motor  transportation  with  adequate  facilities  for  receiving,  handling  and 
marketing  food;  the  encouragement  of  our  export  trade;  an  end  to  un- 
necessary price-fixing  and  ill-considered  efforts  arbitrarily  to  reduce  prices 
of  farm  products  which  invariably  result  to  the  disadvantage  both  of 
producer  and  consumer;  and  the  encouragement  of  the  production  and 
importation  of  fertilizing  material  and  of  it3  extensive  use. 

The  Federal  Farm  Loan  Act  should  be  so  administered  as  to  become 
administered  as  to  facilitate  the  acquisition  of  farm  land  by  those  de- 
siring to  become  owners  and  proprietors  and  thus  minimize  the  evils 
of  farm  tenantry,  and  to  furnish  such  long  time  credits  as  farmers  may 
need  to  finance  adequately  their  larger  and  long  time  production 
operations. 

INDUSTRIAL   RELATIONS. 

There  are  two  different  conceptions  of  the  relations  of  capital  and 
labor.  The  one  is  contractual  and  emphasizes  the  diversity  of  interest  of 
employer  and  employee.  The  other  is  that  of  co-partnership  in  a  common 
task. 

We  recognize  the  justice  of  collective  bargaining  as  a  means  of  pro- 
moting good  will,  establishing  closer  and  more  harmonious  relations  be- 
tween employers  and  employees  and  realizing  the  true  ends  of  industrial 
justice. 

The  strike  or  the  lockout,  as  a  means  of  settling  industrial  disputes 
inflicts  such  loss  and  suffering  on  the  community  as  to  justify  government 


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initiative  to  reduce  its  frequency  and  limit  its  consequences.  We  denied 
the  right  to  strike  against  the  government;  but  the  rights  and  interests  of 
all  government  employees  must  be  safeguarded  by  impartial  laws  and 
tribunals. 

In  public  utilities  we  favor  the  establishment  of  an  impartial  tribunal 
to  make  an  investigation  of  the  facts  and  to  render  decision  to  the  end 
that  there  may  be  no  organized  interruption  of  service  necessary  to  the 
lives  and  health  and  welfare  of  the  people.  The  decisions  of  the  tribunal 
to  be  morally  but  not  legally  binding,  and  an  informed  public  sentiment 
be  relied  on  to  secure  their  acceptance.  The  tribunals,  however,  should 
refuse  to  accept  jurisdiction  except  for  the  purpose  of  investigation  as 
long  as  the  public  service  be  interrupted.  For  public  utilities  we  favor 
the  type  of  tribunal  provided  for  in  the  Transportation  Act  of  1920. 

In  private  industries  we  do  not  advocate  the  principle  of  compulsory 
arbitration,  but  we  favor  impartial  commissions  and  better  facilities  for 
voluntary  mediation,  conciliation  and  arbitration  supplemented  by  the  full 
publicity  which  will  enlist  the  influence  of  an  aroused  public  opinion.  The 
government  should  take  the  initiative  in  inviting  the  establishment  of  tri- 
bunals or  commissions  for  the  purpose  of  voluntary  arbitration  and  of 
investigation  of  disputed  issues. 

We  demand  the  exclusion  from  interstate  commerce  of  the  products 
of  convict  labor. 

NATIONAL    KCONOMV. 

A  Republican  Congress  reduced  the  estimates  submitted  by  the  Ad- 
ministration almost  three  billion  dollars.  Greater  economies  could 
have  been  effected  had  it  not  been  for  the  stubborn  refusal  of 
the  Administration  to  co-operate  with  Congress  in  an  economy  program. 
The  universal  demand  for  an  executive  budget  is  a  recognition  of  the 
incontrovertible  fact  that  leadership  and  sincere  assistance  on  the  part  of 
the  executive  departments  are  essential  to  effective  economy  and  con- 
structive retrenchment. 

The  Overman  Act  invested  the  President  of  the  United  States  with  all 
the  authority  and  power  necessary  to  restore  the  Federal  Government  to 
a  normal  peace  basis  and  to  reorganize,  retrench  and  demobilize.  The 
dominant  fact  is  that  eighteen  months  after  the  armistice,  the  United 
States  Government  is  still  on  a  war-time  basis,  and  the  expenditure  pro- 
gram of  the  Executive  reflects  war  time  extravagance  rather  than  rigid 
peace  time  economy. 

As  an  example  of  the  failure  to  retrench  which  has  characterized  the 
post  war  time  administration  we  cite  the  fact  that  not  including  the  war 
and  navy  departments,  the  executive  departments  and  other  establishments 
at  Washington  actually  record  an  increase  subsequent  to  the  armistice  of 
2,184  employees.  The  net  decrease  in  pay  roll  costs  contained  in  the  1921 


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demands  submitted  by  the  Administration  is  only  one  per  cent,  below  that 
of  1920.  The  annual  expenses  of  Federal  operations  can  be  reduced  hun- 
dreds of  millions  of  dollars  without  impairing  the  efficiency  of  the  public 
service. 

\Ye  pledge  ourselves  to  a  carefully  planned  readjustment  on  a  peace- 
time basis  and  to  a  policy  of  rigid  economy,  to  the  better  co-ordination  of 
departmental  activities,  to  the  elimination  of  unnecessary  officials  and 
employees,  and  to  the  raising  of  the  standard  of  individual  efficiency. 

THE  EXECUTIVE   BUDGET. 

Y\  e  congratulate  the  Republican  Congress  on  the  enactment  of  a  law- 
providing  for  the  establishment  of  an  Executive  Budget  as  a  necessary 
instrument  for  a  sound  and  business-like  administration  of  the  national 
finances:  and  \ve  condemn  the  veto  of  the  President  which  defeated  this 
great  financial  reform. 

REORGANIZATION  OF  FEDERAL  DEPARTMENTS  AND  BUREAUS. 

\\e  advocate  a  thorough  investigation  of  the  present  organization  of 
the  Federal  departments  and  bureaus,  with  a  view  to  securing  consolida- 
tion, a  more  business-like  distributions  of  functions,  the  elimination  of 
duplication,  delays  and  over-lapping  of  work  and  the  establishment  of  an 
up-to-date  and  efficient  administrative  organization. 

WAR   POWERS   OF   THE  PRESIDENT. 

The  President  clings  tenaciously  to  his  autocratic  war  time  powers. 
His  veto  of  the  resolution  declaring  peace  and  his  refusal  to  sign  the 
bill  repealing  war  time  legislation,  no  longer  necessary,  evidenced  his  de- 
termination not  to  restore  to  the  Nation  and  to  the  State  the  form  of  gov- 
ernment provided  for  by  the  Constitution.  This  usurpation  is  intolerable 
and  deserves  the  severest  condemnation. 

TAXATION. 

The  burden  of  taxation  imposed  upon  the  American  people  is  stag- 
gering; but  in  presenting  a  true  statement  of  the  situation  we  must  face 
the  fact  that,  while  the  character  of  the  taxes  can  and  should  be  changed, 
an  early  reduction  of  the  amount  of  revenue  to  be  raised  is  not  to  be 
expected.  The  next  Republican  Administration  will  inherit  from  its 
Democratic  predecessor  a  floating  indebtedness  of  over  three  billion  dol- 
lars— the  prompt  liquidation  of  which  is  demanded  by  sound  financial  con- 
sideration. Moreover,  the  whole  fiscal  policy  of  the  Government  must  be 
deeply  influenced  by  the  necessity  of  meeting  obligations  in  excess  of  five 
billion  dollars  which  mature  in  1923.  But  sound  policy  equally  demands 
the  early  accomplishment  of  that  real  reduction  of  the  tax  burden  which 
may  be  achieved  by  substituting  simple  for  complex  tax  laws  and  proced- 


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lire,  prompt  and  certain  determination  of  the  tax  liability  for  delay  and 
uncertainty,  tax  laws  which  do  not,  for  tax  laws  which  do,  excessively 
mulct  the  consumer  or  needlessly  repress  enterprise  and  thrift. 

We  advocate  the  issuance  of  a  simplified  form  of  income  returns; 
authorizing  the  Treasury  Department  to  make  changes  in  regulations 
effective  only  from  the  date  of  their  approval  empowering  the  Commis- 
sioner of  Internal  Revenue,  with  the  consent  of  the  taxpayers,  to  make 
final  and  conclusive  settlements  of  tax  claims  and  assessments  barring 
fraud,  the  creation  of  a  Tax  Board  consisting  of  at  least  three  representa- 
tives of  the  tax-paying  public  and  the  heads  of  the  principal  divisions  of 
the  Bureau  of  Internal  Revenue  to  act  as  a  standing  committee  on  the 
simplification  of  forms,  procedure  and  law -and  to  make  recommendations 
to  the  Congress. 

BANKING    AND    CURRENCY. 

The  fact  is  that  the  war  to  a  great  extent,  was  financed  by  a  policy 
of  inflation,  through  certificate  borrowings  from  the  banks,  and  bonds 
issued  at  artificial  rates  sustained  by  the  low  discount  rates  established  by 
the  Federal  Reserve  Board.  The  continuance  of  this  policy  since  the 
armistice  lays  the  administration  open  to  severe  criticism.  Almost  up  to 
the  present  time  the  practices  of  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  as  to  credit 
control  have  been  frankly  dominated  by  the  convenience  of  the  Treasury. 

The  results  have  been  a  greatly  increased  war  cost,  a  serious  loss  to 
the  millions  of  people  who,  in  good  faith,  bought  liberty  bonds  and  vic- 
tory notes  at  par,  and  extensive  post-war  speculation  followed  today  by 
a  restricted  credit  for  legitimate  industrial  expansion  and  as  a  matter 
of  public  policy,  we  urge  all  banks  to  give  credit  preference  to  essential 
industry. 

The  Federal  Reserve  System  should  be  free  from  political  influence, 
which  is  quite  as  important  as  its  independence  of  domination  by  finan- 
cial combinations. 

THE   HIGH  COST  OF  LIVING. 

The  prime  cause  of  the  "High  Cost  of  Living"  has  been  first  and 
foremost,  a  fifty  per  cent,  depreciation  in  the  purchasing  power  of  the  dol- 
lar, due  to  a  gross  expansion  of  our  currency  and  credit.  Reduced  pro- 
duction, burdensome  taxation,  swollen  profits,  and  the  increased  demand 
for  goods  arising  from  a  fictitious  but  enlarged  buying  power,  have  been 
contributing  forces  in  a  greater  or  less  degree.  We  condemn  the  unsound 
fiscal  policies  of  the  Democratic  Administration  which  have  brought  these 
things  to  pass,  and  their  attempts  to  impute  the  consequences  to  minor  and 
secondary  causes.  Much  of  the  injury  wrought  is  irreparable.  There  is  no 
short  way  out,  and  we  decline  to  deceive  the  people  with  vain  promises 
or  quack  remedies.  But  as  the  political  party  that  throughout  its  history 
has  stood  for  honest  money  and  sound  finance,  we  pledge  ourselves  to 


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earnest  and  consistent  attack  upon  the  high  cost  of  living,  by  rigorous 
avoidance  of  further  inflation  in  our  government  borrowing,  by  courag- 
eous and  intelligent  deflation  of  over-expanded  credit  and  currency,  by 
encouragement  of  heightened  production  of  goods  and  services,  by  pre- 
vention of  unreasonable  profits,  by  exercise  of  public  economy  and  stimu- 
lation of  private  thrift  and  by  revision  of  war  imposed  taxes  unsuited  to 
peace-time  economy. 

PROFITEERING. 

We  condemn  the  Democratic  Administration  for  failure  impartially  to 
enforce  the  Anti-Profiteering  Laws  enacted  by  the  Republican  Congress. 

RAILROADS. 

We  are  opposed  to  government  ownership  and  operation  or  employee 
operation  of  the  Railroads.  In  view  of  the  conditions  prevailing  in  this 
country,  the  experience  of  the  last  two  years,  and  the  conclusion  which 
may  fairly  be  drawn  from  an  observation  of  the  transportation  systems 
of  other  countries  it  is  clear  that  adequate  transportation  service  both  for 
the  present  and  future  can  be  furnished  more  certainly,  economically  and 
efficiently  through  private  ownership  and  operation  under  proper  regula^ 
tion  and  control. 

There  should  be  no  speculative  profit  in  rendering  the  service  of 
transportation ;  but  in  order  to  do  justice  to  the  capital  already  invested 
in  railway  enterprise,  to  restore  railway  credit,  to  induce  future  invest- 
ment at  a  reasonable  rate,  and  to  furnish  a  large  facility  to  meet  the  re- 
quirements of  the  constantly  increasing  development  and  distribution  a 
fair  return  upon  actual  value  of  the  railway  property  used  in  transporta- 
tion should  be  made  reasonably  sure,  and  at  the  same  time  to  provide, 
constant  employment  to  those  engaged  in  transportation  service,  with  fair 
hours  and  favorable  working  conditions,  at  wages  or  compensation  at 
least  equal  to  those  prevailing  in  similar  lines  of  industry. 

We  endorse  the  transportation  act  of  1920  enacted  by  the  Republican 
Congress  as  a  most  constructive  legislative  achievement. 

WATERWAYS. 

We  declare  it  to  be  our  policy  to  encourage  and  develop  water  trans- 
portation  service  and  facilities  in  connection  with  the  commerce  of  the 
United  States. 

REGULATION   OF   INDUSTRY   AND  COMMERCE. 

We  approve  in  general  the  existing  Federal  Legislation  against  mo- 
nopoly and  combinations  in  restraint  of  trade,  but  since  the  known  cer- 
tainty of  a  law  is  the  safety  of  all,  we  advocate  such  amendment  as  will 
provide  American  business  men  with  better  means  of  determining  in 
advance  whether  a  proposed  combination  is  or  is  not  unlawful.  The 


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Federal  Trade  Commission,  under  a  Democratic  Administration,  has  not 
accomplished  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  created.  This  commission 
properly  organized  and  its  duties  efficiently  administered  should  afford 
protection  to  the  public  and  legitimate  business  interests.  There  should  be 
no  persecution  of  honest  business;  but  to  the  extent  that  circumstances 
warrant  we  pledge  ourselves  to  strengthen  the  law  against  unfair  prac- 
tices. 

We  pledge  the  party  to  an  immediate  resumption  of  trade  relations 
with  every  nation  with  which  we  are  at  peace. 

INTERNATIONAL  TRADE   AND   TARIFF. 

The  uncertain  and  unsettled  condition  of  international  balances,  the 
abnormal  economic  and  trade  situation  of  the  world,  and  the  impossibility 
of  forecasting  accurately  even  the  near  future,  preclude  the  formulation 
of  a  definite  program  to  meet  conditions  a  year  hence.  But  the  Repub- 
lican party  reaffirms  its  belief  in  the  protective  principles  and  pledges  itself 
to  a  revision  of  the  tariff  as  soon  as  conditions  shall  make  it  necessary 
for  the  preservation  of  the  home  market  for  American  labor,  agriculture 
and  industry. 

MERCHANT   MARINE. 

The  National  defense  and  our  foreign  commerce  require  a  merchant 
marine  of  the  best  type  ^of  modern  ship,  flying  the  American  flag,  and 
manned  by  American  seamen,  owned  by  private  capital,  and  operated  by 
private  energy.  We  endorse  the  sound  legislation  recently  enacted  by 
the  Republican  Congress  that  will  insure  the  promotion  and  maintenance 
of  the  American  Merchant  Marine. 

We  favor  the  application  of  the  workmen's  Compensation  act  to  the 
Merchant  Marine. 

We  recommend  that  all  ships  engaged  in  coastwise  trade  and  all 
vessels  of  the  American  Merchant  Marine  shall  pass  through  the  Panama 
Canal  without  payment  of  tolls. 

IMMIGRATION. 

The  standard  of  living  and  the  standard  of  citizenship  of  a  nation 
are  its  most  precious  possessions,  and  the  preservation  and  the  elevation 
of  those  standards  is  the  first  duty  of  our  government.  The  immigration 
policy  of  the  U.  S.  should  be  such  as  to  insure  that  the  number  of  for- 
eigners in  the  country  at  any  one  time  shall  not  exceed  that  which  can 
be  assimilated  with  reasonable  rapidity,  and  to  favor  immigrants  whose 
standards  are  similar  to  ours. 

The  selective  tests  that  are  at  present  applied  should  be  improved  by 
requiring  a  higher  physical  standard,  a  more  complete  exclusion  of  mental 
defectives  and  of  criminals,  and  a  more  effective  inspection  applied  as 


CHARLES   B.   WARREN,   of   Michigan 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


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near  the  course  of  immigration  as  possible,  as  well  as  at  the  port  of 
entry.  Justice  to  the  foreigner  and  to  ourselves  demands  provision  for 
the  guidance,  protection  and  better  economic  distribution  of  our  alien 
population.  To  facilitate  government  supervision,  all  aliens  should  be 
required  to  register  annually  until  they  become  naturalized. 

The  existing  policy  of  the  United  States  for  the  practical  exclusion 
of  Asiatic  immigrants  is  sound,  and  should  be  maintained. 

NATURALIZATION. 

There  is  urgent  need  of  improvement  in  our  naturalization  law.  No 
alien  should  become  a  citizen  until  he  has  become  genuinely  American, 
and  adequate  tests  for  determining  the  alien's  fitness  for  American  citi- 
zenship should  be  provided  for  by  law. 

We  advocate,  in  addition,  the  independent  naturalization  of  married 
women.  An  American  woman,  resident  in  the  United  States,  should  not 
lose  her  citizenship  by  marriage  to  an  alien. 

FREE    SPEECH    AND    ALIEN    AGITATION. 

We  demand  that  every  American  citizen  shall  enjoy  the  ancient  and 
constitutional  right  of  free  speech,  free  press  and  free  assembly  and  the 
no  less  sacred  right  of  the  qualified  voter  to  be  represented  by  his  duly 
chosen  representatives ;  but  no  man  may  advocate  resistance  to  the  law, 
and  no  man  may  advocate  violent  overthrow  of  the  government. 

Aliens  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  United  States  are  not  entitled 
of  right  to  liberty  of  agitation  directed  against  the  government  or  Ameri- 
can institutions. 

Every  government  has  the  power  to  exclude  and  deport  those  aliens 
who  constitute  a  real  menace  to  its  peaceful  existence.  But  in  view  of 
the  large  numbers  of  people  affected  by  the  immigration  acts  and  in  view 
of  the  vigorous  malpractice  of  the  Departments  of  Justice  and  Labor,  an 
adequate  public  hearing  before  a  competent  administrative  tribunal  should 
be  assured  to  all. 

LYNCHING. 

We  urge  Congress  to  consider  the  most  effective  means  to  end  lynch- 
ing in  this  country  which  continues  to  be  a  terrible  blot  on  our  Ameri- 
can civilization. 

PUBLIC    ROADS    AND    HIGHWAYS. 

We  favor  liberal  appropriations  in  co-operation  with  the  States  for 
the  construction  of  highways,  which  will  bring  about  a  reduction  in  trans- 
portation costs,  better  marketing  of  farm  products,  improvement  in  rural 
postal  delivery,  as  well  as  meet  the  needs  of  military  defense. 

In  determining  the  proportion  of  Federal  aid  for  road  construction 
among  the  States,  the  sums  lost  in  taxation  to  the  respective  States  by  the 


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setting  apart  of  large  portions  of  their  area  as  forest  reservations  should 
be  considered  as  a  controlling  factor. 

CONSERVATION. 

Conservation  is  a  Republican  policy.  It  began  with  the  passage  of 
the  Reclamation  Act  signed  by  President  Roosevelt.  The  recent  passage 
of  the  coal,  oil  and  phosphate  leasing  act  by  a  Republican  Congress  and 
the  enactment  of  the  waterpower  bill  fashioned  in  accordance  with  the 
same  principle,  are  consistent  landmarks  in  the  development  of  the  con- 
servation of  our  national  resources.  We  denounce  the  refusal  of  the 
President  to  sign  the  waterpower  bill,  passed  after  ten  years  of  contro- 
versy. The  Republican  party  has  taken  an  especially  honorable  part  in 
saving  our  national  forests  and  in  the  effort  to  establish  a  national  forest 
policy.  Our  most  pressing  conservation  question  relates  to  our  forests. 
We  are  using  our  forest  resources  faster  than  they  are  being  renewed. 
The  result  is  to  raise  unduly  the  cost  of  forest  products  to  consumers  and 
especially  farmers,  who  use  more  than  half  the  lumber  produced  in 
America,  and  in  the  end  to,  create  a  timber  famine.  The  Federal  GOVT 
ernment,  the  States  and  private  interests  must  unite  in  devising  means 
to  meet  the  menace. 

RECLAMATION. 

We  favor  a  fixed  and  comprehensive  policy  of  reclamation  to  in- 
crease national  wealth  and  production. 

We  recognize  in  the  development  of  reclamation  through  Federal  ac- 
tion with  its  increase  of  production  and  taxable  wealth  a  safeguard  for 
the  nation. 

We  commend  to  Congress  a  policy  to  reclaim  lands  and  the  establish- 
ment of  a  fixed  national  policy  of  development  of  natural  resources  in 
relation  to  reclamation  through  the  now  designated  government  agencies. 

ARMY  AND   NAVY. 

We  feel  the  deepest  pride  in  the  fine  courage,  the  resolute  endurance, 
the  gallant  spirit  of  the  officers  and  men  of  our  army  and  navy  in  the 
World  War.  They  were  in  all  ways  worthy  of  the  best  traditions  of  the 
nation's  defenders,  and  we  pledge  ourselves  to  proper  maintenance  of  the 
military  and  naval  establishments  upon  which  our  national  security  and 
dignity  depend. 

THE   SERVICE   MEN. 

We  hold  in  imperishable  remembrance  the  valor  and  the  patriotism 
of  the  soldiers  and  sailors  of  America  who  fought  in  the  great  war  for 
human  liberty,  and  we  pledge  ourselves  to  discharge  to  the  fullest  the 
obligations  which  a  grateful  nation  justly  should  fulfill,  in  appreciation  of 
the  services  rendered  by  its  defenders  on  sea  and  on  land. 


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Republicans  are  not  ungrateful.  Throughout  their  history  they  have 
shown  their  gratitude  toward  the  nation's  defenders.  Liberal  legislation 
for  the  care  of  the  disabled  and  infirm  and  their  dependents  has  ever 
marked  Republican  policy  toward  the  soldier  and  sailor  of  all  the  wars 
in  which  our  country  has  participated.  The  present  Congress  has  appro- 
priated generously  for  the  disabled  of  the  World  War. 

The  amounts  already  applied  and  authorized  for  the  fiscal  year  1920- 
21  for  this  purpose  reached  the  stupendous  sum  of  $1,180,571,893.  The 
legislation  is  significant  of  the  party's  purpose  in  generously  caring  for 
the  maimed  and  disabled  men  of  the  recent  war. 

CIVIL  SERVICE. 

We  renew  our  repeated  declaration  that  the  civil  service  law  shall  be 
thoroughly  and  honestly  enforced  and  extended  wherever  practicable. 
The  recent  action  of  Congress  in  enacting  a  comprehensive  civil  service 
retirement  law  and  in  working  out  a  comprehensive  employment  and 
wage  policy  that  will  guarantee  equal  and  just  treatment  to  the  army  of 
government  workers,  and  in  centralizing  the  administration  of  the  new 
and  progressive  employment  policy  in  the  hands  of  the  Civil  Service  Com- 
mission is  worthy  of  all  praise. 

POSTAL   SERVICE. 

We  condemn  the  present  administration  for  its  destruction  of  the 
efficiency  of  the  postal  service,  and  the  telegraph  and  telephone  service 
when  controlled  by  the  government  and  for  its  failure  to  properly  com- 
pensate employees  whose  expert  knowledge  is  essential  to  the  proper  con- 
duct of  the  affairs  of  the  postal  system.  We  commend  the  Republican 
Congress  for  the  enactment  of  legislation  increasing  the  pay  of  postal 
employees,  who  up  to  that  time  were  the  poorest  paid  in  the  government 
service. 

WOMAN   SUFFRAGE. 

We  welcome  women  into  full  participation  in  the  affairs  of  govern- 
ment and  the  activities  of  the  Republican  party.  We  earnestly  hope  that 
Republican  legislatures  in  states  which  have  not  yet  acted  on  the  Suf- 
frage Amendment  will  ratify  the  amendment,  to  the  end  that  all  of  the 
women  of  the  nation  of  voting  age  may  participate  in  the  election  of 
1920  which  is  so  important  to  the  welfare  of  our  country. 

SOCIAL    PROGRESS. 

The  supreme  duty  of  the  nation  is  the  conservation  of  human  re- 
sources through  an  enlightened  measure  of  social  and  industrial  justice. 
Although  the  federal  jurisdiction  over  social  problems  is  limited,  they 
affect  the  welfare  and  interest  of  the  nation  as  a  whole.  We  pledge  the 


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Republican  party  to  the  solution  of  these  problems  through  national  and 
state  legislation  in  accordance  with  the  best  progressive  thought  of  the 
country. 

EDUCATION   AND   HEALTH. 

We  endorse  the  principle  of  Federal  aid  to  the  States  for  the  pur- 
poses of  vocational  and  agricultural  training. 

Wherever  Federal  money  is  devoted  to  education,  such  education  must 
be  so  directed  as  to  awaken  in  the  youth  the  spirit  of  America  and  a 
sense  of  patriotic  duty  to  the  United  States. 

A  thorough  system  of  physical  education  for  all  children  up  to  the 
age  of  19,  including  adequate  health  supervision  and  instruction,  would 
remedy  conditions  revealed  by  the  draft  and  would  add  to  the  economic 
and  industrial  strength  of  the  nation.  National  leadership  and  stimula- 
tion will  be  necessary  to  induce  the  States  to  adopt  a  wise  system  of 
physical  training. 

The  public  health  activities  of  the  Federal  government  are  scattered 
through  numerous  departments  and  bureaus,  resulting  in  inefficiency,  dup- 
lication and  extravagance.  We  advocate  a  greater  centralization  of  the 
Federal  functions,  and  in  addition  urge  the  better  co-ordination  of  the 
work  of  the  Federal,  States  and  local  health  agencies. 

CHILD    LABOR. 

The  Republican  party  stands  for  a  Federal  child  labor  law  and  for 
its  rigid  enforcement.  If  the  present  law  be  found  unconstitutional  or 
ineffective,  we  shall  seek  other  means  to  enable  Congress  to  prevent  the 
evils  of  child  labor. 

WOMEN    IN    INDUSTRY. 

Women  have  special  problems  of  employment  which  make  necessary 
special  study.  We  recommend  Congress  for  the  permanent  establishment 
of  the  Women's  Bureau  in  the  United  States  Department  of  Labor  to 
serve  as  a  source  of  information  to  the  States  and  to  Congress. 

The  principle  of  equal  pay  for  equal  service  should  be  applied 
throughout  all  branches  of  the  Federal  government  in  which  women 
are  employed. 

Federal  aid  for  vocational  training  should  take  into  consideration  the 
special  aptitudes  and  needs  of  women  workers. 

We  demand  Federal  legislation  to  limit  the  hours  of  employment  of 
women  engaged  in  intensive  industry,  the  product  of  which  enters  into 
interstate  commerce. 

HOUSING. 

The  housing  shortage  has  not  only  compelled  careful  study  of  ways 
of  stimulating  building,  but  it  has  brought  into  relief  the  unsatisfactory 


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character  of  the  housing  accommodations  of  large  numbers  of  the  in- 
habitants of  our  cities.  A  nation  of  home  owners  is  the  best  guaranty  of 
the  maintenance  of  those  principles  of  liberty,  law  and  order  upon  which 
our  government  is  founded.  Both  national  and  state  governments  should 
encourage  in  all  proper  ways  the  acquiring  of  homes  by  our  citizens.  The 
United  States  Government  should  make  available  the  valuable  informa- 
tion on  housing  and  town  planning  collected  during  the  war.  This  in- 
formation should  be  kept  up  to  date  and  made  currently  available. 

HAWAII 

For  Hawaii  we  recommend  Federal  assistance  in  Americanizing  and 
educating  their  greatly  disproportionate  foreign  population ;  home  rule ; 
and  the  rehabilitation  of  the  Hawaiian  race. 

Pointing  to  its  history  and  relying  on  its  fundamental  principles,  we 
declare  that  the  Republican  party  has  the  genius,  courage  and  construc- 
tive ability  to  end  executve  usurpation  and  restore  constitutional  gov- 
ernment ;  to  fulfill  our  world  obligations  without  sacrificing  our  national 
independence;  to  raise  the  national  standards  of  education,  health  and 
general  welfare ;  to  re-establish  a  peace-time  administration  and  to  sub- 
stitute economy  and  efficiency  for  extravagance  and  chaos ;  to  retore  and 
maintain  the  national  credit ;  to  reform  unequal  and  burdensome  taxes ; 
to  free  business  from  arbitrary  and  unnecessary  official  control;  to  sup- 
press disloyalty  without  the  denial  of  justice;  to  repel  the  arrogant  chal- 
lenge of  any  class  and  to  maintain  a  government  of  all  the  people  as 
contrasted  with  government  for  some  of  the  people,  and  finally,  to  allay 
unrest,  suspicion  and  strife,  and  to  secure  the  co-operation  and  unity  of 
all  citizens  in  the  solution  of  the  complex  problems  of  the  day;  to  the 
end  that  our  country,  happy  and  prosperous,  proud  of  its  past,  sure  of 
itself  and  of  its  institutions,  may  look  forward  with  confidence  to  the 
future. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  reading  of  the  platform  the  delegates  and 
alternates  stood  up  and  gave  three  cheers  for  the  platform  and  the  Grand 
Old  Party. 

MR.  JAMES  E.  WATSON,  of  Indiana. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the 
Convention,  I  move  the  adoption  of  the  resolutions  as  read. 

The  motion  was  seconded  by  a  number  of  delegates  from  the  floor. 

MINORITY  REPORT. 

- 

MR.  EDWIX  J.  GROSS,  of  Wisconsin. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  have. a  minor- 
ity report  which  I  would  like  the  opportunity  to  present. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  will  be  in  order.  Mr. 
Gross,  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions,  desires  to  offer  a 
minority  report,  signed  by  himself.  (Laughter  and  applause.) 


110  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

There  was  evidence  of  great  disapproval  on  the  part  of  the  delegates, 
some  hooting  and  others  asking  "Uhy  take  up  our  time  with  this?" 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — I  ask  the  Convention  to  be  in  order. 
Mr.  Gross  is  just  as  much  entitled  to  a  hearing  as  any  other  man  in 
this  Convention. 

MR.  EDWIN  J.  GROSS,  of  Wisconsin. — You  fought  for  democracy.  You 
are  in  favor  of  freedom  of  speech,  and  yet  you  do  not  want  to  give  a 
member  of  this  Committee  a  fair  hearing  in  presenting  something  he  has 
a  right  to  present  in  this  Convention. 

There  were  cheers  of  approval  from  the  Wisconsin  delegation  accom- 
panied by  cries  of  "Go  ahead."  From  other  sections  of  the  Convention 
there  was  every  evidence  of  disapproval,  accompanied  by  hooting. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  must  be  in  order.  We 
must  proceed  in  an  orderly  manner  to  finish  the  business  we  came  here  to 
attend  to. 

Mr.  Gross,  you  may  proceed. 

MR.  EDWIN  J.  GROSS,  of  Wisconsin. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the 
Convention:  Believing  that  the  majority  report  does  not  represent  the 
will  of  the  American  people,  as  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Resolu- 
tions from  the  State  of  Wisconsin,  I  submit  the  following  minority  re- 
port and  move  its  adoption. 

We  favor  the  immediate  conclusion  of  peace  and  resumption  of  trade 
with  all  countries. 

We  are  opposed  to  the  League  of  Nations  as  a  standing  menace  to 
peace,  and  we  denounce  the  Treaty  as  a  violation  of  the  pledges  made 
to  the  world  and  a  betrayal  of  the  honor  of  this  nation.  It  would  make 
us  a  party  to  the  enslavement  of  Egypt  and  India,  the  rape  of  China  and 
the  ruthless  oppression  of  Ireland. 

We  would  favor  a  League  for  Peace,  composed  of  all  the  nations  of 
the  world,  provided  they  were  mutually  pledged  by  binding  covenants, 
with  proper  guarantees,  to  abolish  compulsory  military  service,  and,  pro- 
vided further,  that  the  several  nations  mutually  bind  themselves  to  a 
speedy  disarmament,  reducing  the  land  and  naval  forces  of  each  nation  to 
the  strict  requirements  of  a  purely  police  and  patrol  service. 

We  demand  the  immediate  restoration  of  free  speech,  free  press, 
peacable  assembly,  and  all  civil  rights  and  liberties  guaranteed  by  the 
Constitution. 

W«  favor  the  repeal  of  the  Espionage  and  Sedition  Act,  and  de- 
nounce the  attempt  to  write  such  laws  into  the  permanent  statutes  of  the 
country. 

We  oppose  all  legislation  conferring  upon  the  Postmaster  General,  or 
any  other  governmental  agency,  the  power  to  deny  the  mailing  privilege  to 
any  person  without  judicial  hearing,  and  the  right  of  appeal. 


SEVEXTEEXTH    REPUBLICAX    XATIOXAL    CONVENTION          111 

We  oppose  compulsory  military  service  in  time  of  peace.  We  de- 
nounce the  use  of  our  soldiers  in  countries  with  which  we  are  not  at  war, 
and  we  favor  the  speedy  reduction  of  world  armaments. 

We  oppose  the  exile  of  any  person  lawfully  admitted  to  this  country, 
except  for  crime  fixed  by  law,  and  then  only  upon  trial  and  conviction  by 
jury. 

We  demand  the  abolition  of  injunctions  in  labor  disputes. 

We  favor  laws  permitting  labor  and  farm  organizations,  for  the 
purpose  of  collective  bargaining,  in  industry,  trade  and  commerce. 

We  favor  such  legislation  as  may  be  needful  and  helpful  in  promot- 
ing direct  co-operation  and  eliminating  waste,  speculation  and  excessive 
profits  between  producer  and  consumer,  as  offering  some  measure  of  re- 
lief from  the  oppressive  and  intolerable  economic  conditions  under  which 
the  farmer,  the  wage  earner  and  people  generally  suffer  at  this  time. 

We  favor  repeal  of  the  Esch-Cummins  Railroad  Law,  by  which  the 
people  are  forced  to  guarantee  railroads  a  profit,  while  such  railroads  are 
privately  owned,  and  declare  for  the  ultimate  public  ownership  of  rail- 
roads, and  the  gradual  acquisition  of  stock  yard  terminals,  large  pack- 
ing plants,  and  all  other  natural  resources,  the  private  ownership  of  which 
is  the  basis  of  private  monopoly. 

We  demand  economy  in  government,  to  replace  the  extravagance  run 
riot  under  the  present  administration.  The  expenses  of  the  present  year 
of  peace,  it  has  been  estimated,  will  be  approximately  $11,000,000,000,  or 
ten  times  the  annual  pre-war  expense. 

We  condemn  the  system  that  permits  18,000  millionaires  to  be  pro- 
duced from  war  profits — one  millionaire  for  every  three  American  sol- 
diers killed  in  France.  We  demand  that  taxes  be  laid  upon  wealth  in  pro- 
portion to  ability  to  pay,  in  such  manner  as  will  prevent  such  tax  burdens 
being  shifted  to  the  backs  of  the  poor,  in  higher  prices  and  increased  cost 
of  living. 

We  denounce  the  alarming  usurpation  of  legislative  power  by  the 
Federal  courts  as  subversive  of  democracy,  and  we  favor  such  amend- 
ments to  the  Constitution,  and  thereupon  the  enactment  of  such  statutes 
as  may  be  necessary,  to  provide  for  the  election  of  all  Federal  judges, 
for  fixed  terms  not  exceeding  ten  years,  by  direct  vote  of  the  people. 

We  favor  such  amendments  to  the  Constitution,  and  thereupon  the 
enactment  of  such  statutes  as  may  be  necessary  to  extend  the  initiative  and 
the  referendum  to  national  legislation,  and  the  recall  to  representatives  in 
Congress  and  United  States  Senators. 

We  favor  paying  the  soldiers  of  the  late  war  a  sufficient  sum  to 
make  their  war  wages  equal  to  at  least  civilian  pay,  and  this  as  a  matter 
of  right,  and  not  as  charity  or  bonus.  Wre  favor  other  laws  liberally 
recognizing  the  patriotic  devotion  of  our  soldiers  in  all  our  wars. 

We  favor  a  deep  waterway  from  the  Great  Lakes  to  the  Sea.     The 


112  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

Government  should,  in  conjunction  with  Canada,  take  immediate  action  to 
give  the  Northwestern  States  an  outlet  to  the  ocean  for  cargoes,  without 
change  in  bulk,  thus  making  the  primary  markets  on  the  great  lakes  equal 
to  those  of  New  York. 

(Signed)  EDWIN  J.  GROSS, 

Member  of  Committee  on  Resolutions  from  Wisconsin. 

During  the  reading  of  the  minority  report  the  following  occurred : 

When  the  signer  and  reader  of  the  report  finished  the  section,  "We 
demand  the  immediate  restoration  of  free  speech,  free  press,  peaceable 
assembly,  and  all  civil  rights  and  liberties  guaranteed  by  the  Constitution," 
he  added :  And  that  applies  to  some  of  you  in  this  Convention  as  well." 
Thereupon  there  was  a  roar  of  laughter. 

When  the  signer  of  the  minority  report  read  that  section  in  which 
he  favored  the  repeal  of  the  Esch-Cummins  Railroad  Law  he  was. 
greeted  with  a  volley  of  hisses  and  cries  of  "Sit  down,"  "Put  him  out," 
"That  is  enough,"  and  "This  is  a  Republican  Convention,  not  a  Socialist 
gathering." 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — I  hope  the  Convention  will  remain 
quiet  until  we  can  dispose  of  the  necessary  business. 

A  VOICE  FROM  THE  GALLERY. — Tell  him  to  hurry  up  and  get  through. 
We  have  heard  enough  of  that. 

ANOTHER  VOICE  FROM  THE  GALLERY. — Go  on,  Ikey. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  desires  to  call  the  attention 
of  the  galleries  to  the  fact  that  they  are  here  as  the  guests  of  the  Con- 
vention. The  Convention  is  composed  of  delegates  and  alternates,  ana 
they  are  the  only  people  who  can  transact  business.  The  business  before 
us  is  the  most  important  that  American  citizens  can  be  called  on  to 
transact,  and  I  now  ask  the  galleries,  who  are  here  as  our  guests,  to  help 
us  to  transact  the  business  we  have  come  here  to  transact;  and  any  at- 
tempt to  vote,  as  was  done  this  morning  when  the  question  of  recessing 
was  put,  which  was  for  the  delegates  alone,  may  call  for  a  motion  from 
the  floor  to  clear  the  galleries.  And  if  such  a  motion  is  made  the  gal- 
leries will  be  cleared.  The  galleries  must  not  interfere  nor  attempt  to 
interfere  with  the  business  of  the  Convention. 

MR.  EDWIN  J.  GROSS,  of  Wisconsin  (upon  concluding  the  reading  of 
his  minority  report). — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  this  Convention:  I  am 
just  going  to  take  one  minute  of  your  time  in  speaking  on  the  first  plank 
relating  to  the  League  of  Nations  and  the  treaty.  The  members  of  the 
Committee  told  me  that,  in  substance,  their  plank  was  the  same  as  mine. 
The  question  that  the  American  people  will  want  to  know  is,  whether 
the  Republican  party  is  for  or  against  the  treaty.  If  we  are  against  the 
treaty  and  the  League  of  Nations  then  why  not  adopt  a  strong  plank 


FRED  S.  STANLEY,  of  Kansas 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          113 

like  this  and  smash  the  League  of   Nations?     (Applause  mingled  with 
laughter  and  catcalls.) 

There  is  one  thing  you  must  keep  in  mind — (the  Convention  renewed 
its  evidences  of  disapproval) — it  may  be  I  have  been  subjected  to  some 
insult  and  humiliation,  but — 

A  VOICE  FROM  THE  NEW  YORK  DELEGATION. — You  have  insulted  us. 

A   VOICE  FROM   THE  PENNSYLVANIA   DELEGATION. — We  Could  not   insult 

you. 

MR.  EDWIN  J.  GROSS,  of  Wisconsin. — I  want  to  say  this  to  you  men, 
that  whatever  you  may  do  with  this  minority  report  it  will  be  the  record 
of  this  Convention,  and  there  are  thousands  and  thousands  of  people 
outside  of  his  hall  who  will  agree  with  everything  that  is  stated  in  this 
minority  report. 

A  VOICE. — You  are  a  Socialist.  We  are  not  holding  a  Socialist  Con- 
vention. (Loud  laughter  and  applause.) 

MR.  EDWIN  J.  GROSS,  of  Wisconsin. — I  wish  to  move  the  adoption  of 
the  minority  report  as  a  substitute  for  the  majority  report. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  question  before  the  Convention  is 
that  of  substituting  the  minority  report  for  the  majority  report. 

MR.  EDWIN  J.  GROSS,  of  Wisconsin. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  wish  to  couple 
with  my  motion  that  the  vote  be  taken  by  States. 

There  was  a  roar  of  noes  and  a  voice:  "Why  take  up  our  time  with 
such  foolishness?" 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  question  is  on  the  substitution  of 
the  minority  report  for  the  report  of  the  majority.  Two  States  are  re- 
quired to  second  the  motion  in  order  to  have  a  roll  call.  Is  that  desired? 

There  were  loud  cries  of  "No"  and  the  motion  failed  to  receive  a 
second. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  motion  for  a  roll  call  made  by 
the  gentleman  from  Wisconsin  (Mr.  Gross)  therefore  does  not  become  a 
question  to  be  put  to  the  Convention.  The  question  now  comes  on  the 
substitution  of  Mn  Gross's  minority  report  for  the  report  of  the  ma- 
jority. Those  in  favor  of  the  substitution  will  signify  it  by  saying  aye. 
(A  few  ayes  from  the  Wisconsin  delegation.)  Those  opposed  will  sig- 
nify by  saying  no.  (There  was  a  resounding  roar  of  noes.)  The  noes 
appear  to  have  it.  (After  a  pause.)  The  noes  have  it,  and  the  substi- 
tute is  rejected. 

The  question  now  recurs  on  the  adoption  of  the  report  of  the  major- 
ity. Those  in  favor  of  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  will 
signify  it  by  saying  aye.  (A  great  chorus  of  ayes.)  Those  opposed — 

MR.  OSCAR  DEPRIEST,  of  Illinois. — Mr.  Chairman — 


114  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — For  what  purpose  does  the  Gentleman 
rise? 

REQUEST  TO  AMEND  COMMITTEE  REPORT. 

MR.  OSCAR  DEPRIEST,  of  Illinois. — Before  the  vote  is  taken  on  the  ma- 
jority report  I  wish  to  offer  a  resolution  or  amendment,  and  will  now 
send  it  up  to  the  desk  and  ask  the  Secretary  to  read  it. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  H.  H.  BANCROFT,  of  Illinois). — The  resolution 
is  as  follows : 

•  We  favor  such  legislation  as  will  fix  and  prescribe  a  uniform  quali- 
fication of  electors  throughout  the  United  States  for  the  election  of  Presi- 
dential electors,  Senators  and  Representatives  in  Congress.  If  any  State 
should  violate  or  evade  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  by  enact- 
ing or  enforcing  any  law  or  regulation  which  would  prevent  any  citizen 
from  voting  at  such  election,  otherwise  entitled  so  to  do,  then  and  in  that 
case,  the  representation  in  Congress  from  such  State  shall  be  reduced  in 
the  manner  and  form  prescribed  by  Sections  2  and  5,  of  the  14th  Amend- 
ment to  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States. 

At  this  point  Senator  Sherman  of  Illinois  arose  and  asked  recogni- 
tion. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Senator  Sherman 
of  Illinois.  « 

MR.  LAWRENCE  Y.  SHERMAN,  of  Illinois. — Under  the  rules  adopted  by 
the  Convention  that  resolution  must  go  to  the  Committee  on  Resolutions. 
I  make  that  point  of  order. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  point  of  order  is  sustained.  The 
question  recurs  on  the  adoption  of  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Reso- 
lutions. Those  in  favor  of  that  report  will  signify  it  by  saying  aye.  (A 
great  chorus  of  ayes.)  Those  opposed  will  signify  by  saying  no.  (There 
were  two  or  three  noes.)  The  ayes  appear  to  have  it.  (After  a  pause.) 
The  ayes  have  it  and  report  is  adopted.  (Applause.) 

ADJOURNMENT  FOR  THE  DAY. 

MR.  JAMES  W.  WADSWORTH,  JR.,  of  New  York. — I  move  that  the  Con- 
vention do  now  adjourn  until  9:30  o'clock  tomorrow  morning. 

The  motion  was  agreed  to,  and  (at  7  o'clock  and  35  minutes  p.  m.)  the 
Convention  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  Friday,  June  11,  1920,  at  9:30 
o'clock  a.  m. 


FOURTH   DAY 


CONVENTION  HALL— THE  COLISEUM 

CHICAGO,  ILL.,  JUNE  11,  1920. 

The  Convention  met  at  9:56  o'clock  a.  m.,  pursuant  to  adjournment 
on  yesterday. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  will  please  be  in  or- 
der. The  Chair  requests  the  members  of  the  Convention  and  its  guests  to 
rise  while  prayer  is  offered  by  the  Reverend  Johnston  Myers,  Pastor  of 
Immanuel  Baptist  Church,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

INVOCATION   BY   REVEREND  JOHNSTON   MYERS, 
PASTOR  OF  IMMANUEL  BAPTIST   CHURCH,  CHICAGO,   ILLINOIS 

God  of  our  fathers;  the  God  of  Washington ;  the  God  of  Lincoln, 
and  the  God"  of  Roosevelt ;  our  God,  we  thank  Thee  for  Thy  watchcare 
over  this  nation  from  the  first  moment  of  its  history  until  the  present 
hour. 

We  thank  Thee  for  victory,  for  peace  and  for  the  coming  prosperity. 
Never  have  \ve  as  a  people  needed  Thy  divine  guidance  more  than  we  do 
now. 

Bless,  we  pray  Thee,  this  convention.  Give  to  those  who  have  been 
appointed  to  guide  its  affairs  courage  and  more  than  human  wisdom.  We 
pray  that  the  principles  of  its  platform  may  please  Thee  and  have  Thy 
divine  approval. 

We  pray  that  our  choice  for  President  may  be  Thy  choice;  that  our 
man  may  be  Thy  man,  for  we  know  full  well  that  the  nation  or  the  party 
or  the  man  that  does  not  give  Thee  Thy  rightful  place,  must  finally  fail. 

We  pray,  our  Father,  that  Thou  wouldst  keep  out  of  this  assemblage 
all  sordid  and  selfish  interests.  May  the  unselfish  sacrifices  of  our  sol- 
diers and  sailors  so  recently  made  inspire  these  delegates  to  lofty  ideals 
of  patriotism. 

We  pray  that  Thou  wouldst  help  us  to  live  not  for  sin  or  self  but  for 
Thy  glory  and  the  glory  of  our  flag.  And  we  pray,  our  Father,  that 
when  the  story  of  this  Convention  has  been  written,  and  when  our  chil- 
dren read  it,  that  there  may  be  no  blush  of  shame,  but  that  there  may 
be  the  conviction  that  these  delegates  were  true  to  their  God,  true  to 
their  country,  and  true  to  themselves. 

We  offer  this  prayer  in  the  name  of  our  Divine  Redeemer.    Amen. 

(115) 


116  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

RESOLUTION  ON  DEATH  OF  THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

MR.  ALEXANDER  P.  MOORE,  of  Pennsylvania. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  desire 
to  offer  the  resolution  which  I  now  send  to  the  Secretary's  desk  and  ask 
that  it  be  read. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Mr.  Moore,  of  Pennsylvania,  asks 
unanimous  consent  to  present  a  resolution  which  the  Secretary  will  read. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  THOMAS  WILLIAMSON,  of  Illinois). — The 
resolution  is  as  follows : 

Resolved,  That  this  first  Republican  National  Convention  since  the 
passing  from  earth  of  Theodore  Roosevelt  records  its  sense  of  inexpressi- 
ble loss  in  the  going  of  our  great  leader,  wise  in  counsel,  far-seeing,  vali- 
ant for  public  righteousness,  embodiment  of  the  highest  Americanism, 
irreproachable  in  private  character,  loved  unalterably  now  and  to  be  loved 
as  long  as  our  nation  cherishes  its  ablest  and  noblest  patriots. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  reading  of  the  resolution  there  was  ap- 
plause, loud  and  prolonged. 

MR.  ALEXANDER  P.  MOORE,  of  Pennsylvania.— I  move  the  adoption  of 
the  resolution,  and  as  a  further  evidence  of  our  admiration  and  esteem 
for  the  late  Theodore  Roosevelt  I  ask  that  it  be  adopted  by  a  standing 
vote.  (Applause.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  question  is  on  the  adoption  of  the 
resolution  offered  by  Mr.  Alexander  P.  Moore.  Those  in  favor  of  its 
adoption  will  please  signify  it  by  rising.  (All  of  the  delegates  and  alter- 
nates and  guests  of  the  Convention  rose  to  their  feet.)  It  is  a  unanimous 
vote  and  the  resolution  is  adopted. 

NOMINATION  OF  CANDIDATES  FOR  PRESIDENT. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  next  business  is  the  nomination  of 
candidates  for  the  office  of  President.  (Applause.)  The  Secretary  will 
call  the  roll  of  States  for  nominations  for  the  Presidency. 

A  READING ' CLERK  (MR.  WILL  A.  WAITE,  of  Michigan). — Alabama, 
Arizona — 

MR.  A.  M.  SAMES,  of  Arizona. — Mr.  Chairman,  Arizona  yields  to 
Kansas.  (Applause.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Arizona  has  yielded  to  Kansas.  Has 
Kansas  a  nomination  to  present  to  the  Convention? 

MR.  W.  J.  BAILEY,  of  Kansas. — Mr.  Chairman,  Kansas  is  represented 
by  Governor  Henry  J.  Allen,  who  is  now  on  his  way  to  the  platform. 
(Applause.) 

At  that  moment  Governor  Allen,  of  Kansas,  walked  forward  on  the 
platform  and  was  greeted  with  a  volley  of  applause. 


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THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Chair  introduces  to  the  Conven- 
tion Governor  Henry  J.  Allen,  of  Kansas,  who  will  present  the  name  of 
Major-General  Leonard  Wood.  (Applause.) 


GOVERNOR  ALLEN,  NOMINATING  GENERAL  WOOD. 

MR.  HENRY  J.  ALLEN,  of  Kansas. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and  Gentle- 
men, Fellow  Citizens,  Members  of  the  Convention:  We  meet  in  a  grave 
hour,  and  what  we  do  here  will  affect  the  generations.  It  'is  more  im- 
portant than  it  was  four  years  ago — more  important  than  it  was  eight 
years  ago — more  important  than  it  has  been  at  any  time  since  this  city  saw 
the  nomination  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  (Applause.)  An  unexpected  period 
of  confusion  has  come  upon  us  in  the  aftermath  of  the  world-struggle. 

In  a  few  months  we  seem  to  have  forgotten  its  lessons  and  its  sacri- 
fices, and  we  stand  wavering  and  uncertain  in  the  confusion  of  stirring 
forces  that  seem  strange  and  new.  Old  ways  are  lost,  and  leadership, 
hesitant  and  indecisive,  drifts  upon  an  uncharted  sea. 

Under  the  weak  hands  of  a  timorous  government  the  social  disorders 
and  class-minded  isms  caught  from  the  world-struggle  have  grown  to 
alarming  proportions. 

The  unchecked  encroachment  of  sinister  greed,  the  appalling  waste 
of  public  money,  the  immoral  pandering  to  class  interest  and  class  preju- 
dice have  brought  us  to  a  point  where  the  nation  demands  and  the  world 
expects  from  this  great  council  a  leader  chosen  out  of  the  poignant  need 
and  not  through  the  cunning  of  political  expediency. 

In  seeking  for  the  initiative  and  the  prophetic  wisdom  to  guide  us  in 
an  hour  that  must  be  wholly  constructive,  we  are  fortunate  in  a  candi- 
date whose  record  reveals  the  qualities  needed  for  the  task. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  ask  for  assurances  from  Leonard  Wood.  There 
is  the  -witness  of  his  service.  (Applause.) 

The  spirit  of  practical  devotion  which  took  him  to  Cuba  in  com- 
pany with  his  great  friend  Roosevelt,  led  him  at  the  conclusion  of  a  suc- 
cessful campaign  to  volunteer  for  the  undesirable  position  of  military 
governor  of  Santiago,  then  a  pest  hole  on  the  face  of  the  earth.  It  was 
a  task  new  to  American  effort,  but  he  cleaned  the  stricken  city,  buried 
its  dead,  cured  it  of  its  corruption  and  raised  it  from  its  pestilences. 

At  the  close  of  a  year,  in  which  he  had  wrought  the  magic  of  Ameri- 
can common  sense  and  common  decency,  he  was  chosen  for  the  governor- 
ship of  Cuba,  then  the  most  responsible  position  America  had  to  offer. 
All  Santiago  came  to  say  good-bye,  presenting  him  their  proof  of  grati- 
tude in  these  revealing  words : 

"The  greatest  of  your  many  successes  is  to  have  won 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  a  people  in  trouble." 


118  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

This  tribute  of  a  troubled  people  comes  to  us  in  this  day  of  uncer- 
tainty to  touch  our  faith  and  hope  with  the  confidence  based  on  deeds. 
(Applause.) 

You  ask  for  a  business  man.  We  present  to  you  a  record  of  four 
years  as  governor  of  Cuba,  a  record  which  gained  him  international  fame 
as  the  most  successful  civil  administrator  the  century  has  known.  Leonard 
Wood's  service  in  Cuba  constitutes  a  page  of  history  which  records  the 
cleanest  and  most  unselfish  thing  one  nation  ever  did  for  a  needy  peo- 
ple. It  is  the  one  monument  of  our  foreign  policy  involving  high  in- 
telligence without  selfishness.  Chosen  to  work  out  the  benevolent  policy 
of  McKinley  toward  the  people  of  the  island  for  whom  we  had  sacrificed 
our  sons,  he  was  given  a  free  hand.  His  task  was  to  build  in  that  island 
an  expression  of  government  from  the  ground  up  and  to  restore  peace 
with  prosperity.  Cuba  had  suffered  untold  misery,  injustice  and  corrup- 
tion from  the  absentee  system  of  Spanish  control.  The  resources  of 
the  island  were  dissipated,  its  industries  ruined,  its  energies  demoralized. 
Its  people  were  sick  and  every  disease  that  breeds  disorder  endangered  a 
starving  population. 

He  reorganized  the  island  and  framed  a  model  of  government  which 
stands  today  as  a  proof  of  his  sanity  and  constructive  genius.  His  wis- 
dom encompassed  all  the  activities  of  the  people.  He  touched  with  his 
vital  interest  its  dead  agriculture,  developed  its  railways,  taught  the 
Cubans  how  to  make  just  laws  relating  to  everything  from  municipal 
administration  to  general  taxation.  He  builded  American  intelligence  into 
a  school  system,  reorganized  the  straggling  forces  of  civil  life  into  or- 
derly government,  made  roads,  introduced  sanitation  and  hygiene,  stamped 
out  yellow  fever  and  pernicious  malaria  and  fashioned  it  all  with  human- 
ness  and  a  stability  that  has  withstood  the  strain  of  the  changing  years. 
He  took  a  subject  people  and  made  them  self-governing.  (Applause.) 

Possessing  the  highest  degree  of  business  capacity,  it  was  something 
more  than  the  work  of  a  business  man.  It  was  the  work  of  a  statesman 
who  had  not  narrowed  his  vision  to  the  purely  business  life.  It  was  the 
accomplishment  of  a  great  national  organizer.  A  President  must  be  a 
business  man  and  more.  He  must  be  a  statesman.  He  must  have  a  broad 
view  of  the  internal  situation.  The  vague  longing  for  a  business  man 
for  President  will  not  be  satisfied  by  one  who  knows  only  business.  The 
President  must  understand  world  affairs  and  the  crossing  and  re-crossing 
currents  of  social  and  economic  aspirations.  It  was  the  possession  of  this 
broad  capacity  that  brought  to  Leonard  Wood  at  the  conclusion  of  his 
work  in  Cuba  the  commendation  of  the  leaders  of  the  period.  Elihu 
Root,  then  Secretary  of  War,  said : 

"I  felt  under  a  debt  of  the  greatest  gratitude  to  General 
Wood  for  what  I  think  is  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  and 
meritorious  pieces  of  work  ever  done  by  any  American." 


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Lord  Cromer,  the  greatest  colonial  administrator  that  Great  Britain 
has  produced,  said : 

"General   Wood's   work   in   Cuba  was   the   best   colonial 
work  of  the  century."     (Applause.) 
Theodore  Roosevelt  said:     (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.) 

"Leonard  Wood  four  years  ago  went  down  to  Cuba  and 
has  rendered  services  to  that  country  of  the  kind  which,  if 
performed  3,000  years  ago,  would  have  made  him  a  hero 
mixed  up  with  the  sun-god  in  various  ways ;  a  man  who  de- 
voted his  whole  life  through  those  four  years,  who  thought 
of  nothing  else,  did  nothing  else,  save  to  bring  up  the  stand- 
ard of  political  and  social  life  in  that  island,  to  teach  the 
people,  after  four  centuries  of  misrule,  that  there  were  such 
things  as  governmental  righteousness  and  honesty  and  fair 
play  for  all  men  on  their  merits  as  men."  (Applause.) 

The  proof  of  his  business  ability  which  he  wrote  into  the  Cuban 
record  he  repeated  through  five  years  of  distinguished  service  in  the 
Philippines,  a  service  in  which  he  taught  the  Filipinos  that  the  greatest 
evil  of  human  government  is  procrastination  and  that  government  should 
be  run  as  a  successful  business  is  run.  (Applause.)  And,  my  friends, 
we  need  someone  to  come  and  teach  us  that  our  National  government 
should  be  run  as  a  business  is  run.  (Applause.)  He  repeated  it  in  his 
constructive  work  as  chief  of  staff  of  the  War  Department,  in  his  man- 
agement of  the  great  cantonments  and  training  camps  of  the  war  and  in 
all  the  wide-spread  activities  of  his  conspicuously  useful  life. 

A  President  must  be  able  to  interpret  the  shadow  of  coming  events. 
We  do  not  need  to  speculate  concerning  Leonard  Wood's  foresight. 
(Applause.) 

When  the  great  war  broke  upon  the  consciousness  of  the  Ameri- 
can people  with  a  terrific  shock,  it  found  that  Leonard  \Vood  had  been 
preparing.  We  heard  from  him  no  platitudes  about  a  million  men  spring- 
ing to  arms  over  night.  (Laughter.)  On  his  own  initiative  he  estab- 
lished the  Plattsburg  training  camps,  created  the  first  line  of  the  national 
defense  and  gave  to  thousands  of  magnificent  young  American  men  who 
volunteered  a  new  definition  of  loyalty,  a  new  opportunity  for  service, 
a  new  vision  of  their  national  obligation.  (Applause.) 

While  other  men  were  preaching  the  need  of  keeping  out  of  war  he 
sounded  the  reveille  that  awoke  a  slumbering  nation,  and  made  victory 
possible.  He  insisted;  he  demanded,  "We  must  prepare."  (Applause.) 

We  saw  him  accepting  whatever  task  was  given  into  his  hands  with 
the  cheerful  obedience  of  those  who  submerge  self  in  service.  In  our 
State,  where  he  trained  many  of  our  splendid  young  men,  inspiring  them 
with  his  spirit,  fashioning  them  into  the  89th  Division,  the  people  wit- 


120  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

nessed  his  work  with  such  pride  that  when  the  Governor  of  our  State, 
my  honored  predecessor,  made  him  by  proclamation  a  citizen  of  Kansas, 
every  other  citizen  applauded.  (Applause.) 

We  watched  him  go  away  to  the  point  of  embarkation  and  then  at 
the  last  moment  we  read  with  consternation  that  his  great  desire  to  take 
his  division  to  the  field  was  not  to  be  granted,  (A  Voice :  "And  what  a 
shame  it  was")  and  with  a  new  appreciation  we  read  the  honest  words 
of  farewell  to  his  division : 

"I  have  worked  hard  with  you  and  you  have  done  excel- 
lent work.  I  had  hoped  very  much  to  take  you  over  to  the 
other  side.  The  orders  have  been  changed  and  I  am  to  go 
back  to  Funston.  I  leave  for  there  tomorrow  morning.  I 
wish  you  the  best  of  luck  and  ask  you  to  keep  up  the  high 
standard  of  conduct  and  work  you  have  done  in  the  past. 
There  isn't  anything  to  be  said.  These  orders  stand  and  the 
only  thing  to  do  is  to  do  the  best  we  can — all  of  us — to  win 
the  war.  That's  what  we  are  here  for;  that's  what  you  have 
been  trained  for.  I  shall  follow  your  career  with  the  deep- 
est interest — with  just  as  much  interest  as  though  I  were  you. 
Good  luck  and  God  bless  you." 

This  man  was  no  whimperer.  Not  an  hour  was  lost  in  sulking.  Not 
a  word  was  wasted  in  criticism.  Not  an  instant  spent  in  mourning  over 
his  personal  disappointment.  We  see  him  coming  back  to  train  another 
division.  ''If  we  can,"  he  said,  "we'll  make  it  even  better  than  the  one 
with  which  I  had  hoped  to  serve  in  France."  (Applause.) 

Some  men  pretend  to  object  to  the  fact  that  he  wears  the  uniform 
of  his  country.  Since  when  has  this  uniform  become  an  emblem  of  dis- 
qualification? Washington  wore  this  uniform;  so  did  Jackson  and  Har- 
rison. Lincoln  as  a  younjj  man  in  the  stirring  early  days  of  this  great 
state  did  not  hesitate  to  put  it  on.  Grant  wore  it;  so  did  Garfield  and 
McKinley  and  Roosevelt.  Six  generations  of  soldiers  of  the  republic 
have  worn  it  and  no  man  today,  passing  the  altars  upon  which  have  been 
sacrificed  the  lives  of  the  brave,  can  say  that  it  has  ever  brought  menace 
to  the  American  republic.  No  man  today  may  contemplate  the  60,000 
graves  we  left  in  France,  or  the  250,000  men  who  have  come  home  to 
bear  the  scars  of  war  throughout  their  lives,  or  the  4,000,000  who  have 
taken  off.  their  uniforms  and  gone  back  to  work,  and  listen  with  any 
patience  to  the  fearsome  forebodings  of  the  pacifist  who  would  associ- 
ate with  the  American  uniform  any  thought  that  does  not  hallow  it  with 
gratitude.  (Applause.) 

The  American  soldier  is  a  citizen  soldier.  Leonard  Wood  holds  fast 
to  the  traditions  of  the  great  citizen  soldiers  of  the  Republic.  His  model 
of  voluntary  training  camps,  expressed  in  the  Plattsburg  program  and  his 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN   NATIONAL   CONVENTION       121 

valuable  educational  work  at  Funston ;  his  well-known  belief  in  a  small, 
but  well-trained  army;  his  constant  declaration  that  he  believes  in  the 
training  of  citizens  for  better  citizenship;  in  sound  minds  for  sound 
bodies,  cannot  be  twisted  before  an  intelligent  people  into  a  false  shape 
with  which  to  frighten  the  timid.  (Applause.)  A  plain,  blunt  man,  with 
blunt  belief  in  facts,  he  is  today  the  best  known  American.  In  the  frank 
expression  of  his  beliefs  there  is  no  hidden  motive.  No  candidate  for 
high  office  has  ever  gone  to  the  -people  of  this  nation  with  soul  and  mind 
so  frankly  revealed  as  Leonard  Wood.  (Applause.) 

No  man  in  America  has  been  given  so  many  constructive  things  to 
do  in  this  generation,  and  no  one  today  denies  the  fact  that  whatever  he 
has  undertaken  he  has  done  superlatively  well.  (Applause.) 

No  endeavor  of  his  life  presents  in  truer  colors  his  calm  and  steady 
strength  than  the  work  at  Gary.  It  was  the  old  quarrel  that  took  him 
there — the  struggle  between  those  who  hire  and  those  who  toil,  the  only 
form  of  civil  strife  which  government  still  allows  to  menace  a  helpless 
public.  He  carried  to  that  district  the  guarantee  of  fair  play.  He  could 
have  passed  the  buck.  (Laughter  punctuated  by  a  voice:  "He's  not  a 
buck-passer.")  He  had  been  advised  not  to  go  to  Gary.  He  was  told 
the  situation  was  full  of  dynamite.  He  could  have  sent  a  subordinate, 
but  he  went  in  person  and  dominated  the  situation  by  the  force  of  abso- 
lute justice.  He  talked  freely  to  all  classes  and  the  fair-minded  element 
among  the  strikers  met  his  fairness  with  obedience  and  co-operation.  Not 
a  shot  was  fired  nor  a  bayonet  used.  Here,  as  twenty  years  before  in 
Cuba,  he  gained  the  confidence  of  the  people.  (Applause.) 

To  the  strike  leader,  he  said: 

"I  want  to  make  one  thing  clear  to  you  and  to  the 
workers  you  represent.  We  are  here  to  maintain  law  and 
order,  to  see  that  the  citizens  of  Gary  are  protected  in  their 
peaceful  pursuits — that  rights  under  law  of  the  striking  em- 
ployes and  of  the  steel  mills  are  protected  as  well  as  the 
rights  of  other  citizens." 

(Applause.) 

He  spoke,  not  as  a  soldier,  but  as  an  American  charged  with  the 
protection  of  the  public.  He  spoke  as  Washington  might  have  spoken. 
His  calm  decision  at  that  hour  not  only  brought  security  to  Gary,  but 
assurance  and  profound  iclief  to  the  waiting  country.  The  success  of  his 
sane  and  just  endeavor  brought  back  to  men  their  faith  in  government. 
(Applause.) 

Again  at  Omaha,  in  the  racial  riots;  in  West  Virginia,  in  the  labor 
troubles,  he  visualized  not  military  power,  but  the  peculiar  determination 
which  should  be  always  the  American  pledge  to  protect  the  rights  of  all 
by  firm  and  righteous  government.  (Applause.) 


122  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

No  man  can  know  him  without  recognizing  the  liberality  of  his  mind, 
his  openness  to  conviction.  As  Root  once  said  of  him,  "He  is  hospitable 
to  advice."  As  President  he  will  not  seek  to  create  for  himself  a  neu- 
tral background  out  of  mediocre  men.  The  nation  will  have  that  to  which 
the  people  are  entitled  in  its  councils — the  united  brain  power  of  real 
leaders.  (Applause.) 

He  has  submitted  his  candidacy  to  the  American  people  with  com- 
plete frankness  and  the  expression  of  confidence  which  has  come  to  him 
from  every  section  of  the  United  States  cannot  be  ignored.  The  sum  total 
of  these  expressions  clearly  mark  him  as  the  outstanding  national  candi- 
date in  the  minds  of  the  whole  people.  (Applause.) 

All  his  qualities  fit  him  pre-eminently  for  the  office  of  President  of 
the  United  States.  His  magnificent  physical  strength,  his  stability  of 
character,  his  clear  vision  of  international  relations,  his  wonderful  ca- 
pacity for  organizing  civil  activities,  his  administrative  and  executive  abil- 
ity, his  sober  realization  of  the  fundamental  needs  of  the  times — these 
attributes  should  appeal  to  us  in  this  convention.  (Applause.) 

We  are  still  testing;  we  are  besieged  by  a  confusion  of  counsellors. 
We  hear  the  clamor  of  the  demagogue.  Opportunists  and  short-sighted 
time-servers  and  men  with  honeyed  sophistry  beguile  our  attention. 
Meanwhile  the  clouds  of  doubt  and  unrest  drift  sullenly,  as  vapors  from 
the  ground.  Far  above  the  tumult  and  the  shouting  is  the  flag,  emblema- 
tic of  that  stalwart,  virile  Americanism  whose  self-evident  truths  have 
lived  through  the  generations.  (Applause.) 

Washington,  Lincoln  and  Roosevelt  sleep,  but  their  spirits  brood  over 
this  convention,  trying  this  gathering,  if  it  be  in  tune  with  the  ideals  of 
the  republic.  The  choice  that  is  made  now  may  mould  the  character  of 
the  nation  for  fifty  years  and  perhaps  longer,  for  restive  minds  are  plastic 
and  the  leadership  that  comes  now  will  go  far  to  determine  the  character 
of  our  government  henceforth. 

What  we  do  here  cannot  be  recalled  for  new  consideration. 

"The  moving  finger  writes,  and  having  writ 

Moves  on ;  nor  all  your  piety  nor  wit 
Shall  lure  it  back  to  cancel  half  a  line, 

Nor  all  your  tears  wash  out  a  word  of  it." 

(Applause.) 

If  we  make  a  mistake  today,  the  great  party  may  lose  its  major  im- 
portance to  the  republic.  There  isn't  an  American  worthy  to  be  here  who 
does  not  believe  in  the  future  leadership  of  his.  country.  We'll  have  that 
leadership  when  we're  worthy,  and  that  leadership  will  not  depend  upon 
any  international  society  we  may  join — it  will  depend  upon  the  success 
which  we  make  of  the  experiment  of  human  government  here,  and  to  that 
call  the  instinct  of  every  man  must  rise.  (Applause.) 


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\Yith  full  appreciation  of  the  challenge  of  the  hour,  I  present  the 
name  of  the  man  who  fits  the  hour — Leonard  Wood. 

Governor  Allen  concluded  his  nominating  speech  at  10:26  a.  m.  and 
the  concluding  mention  of  the  name  "Leonard  Wood"  was  the  signal 
for  uproarious  applause.  A  member  of  the  Kansas  delegation  seized  the 
Kansas  marker  and  followed  by  other  members  of  that  and  other  delega- 
tions proceeded  to  march  around  the  hall,  delegates  carrying  flags,  pic- 
tures of  Leonard  Wood  and  blue  and  red  feathers  marked  "Wood"  while 
thousands  of  other  similarly  marked  feathers  rained  down  from  the  roof 
of  the  convention  hall. 

At  10:45  a.  m.  the  Permanent  Chairman  rapped  for  order,  when  there 
was  a  slight  diminution  of  enthusiasm,  but  as  it  brought  forth  a  fresh 
volume  of  cheering  he  resumed  his  seat. 

At  11  o'clock  a.  m.  the  Permanent  Chairman  walked  to  the  front  of 
the  platform  and  rapped  again  for  order,  the  cheering  having  in  large 
measure  subsided,  but  he  was  again  greeted  with  a  great  volume  of  ap- 
plause and  cries  of  "We  want  Wood !  We  want  \\ood !" 

At  11 :04  a.  m.,  the  cheering  having  in  great  measure  subsided,  the 
Permanent  Chairman  rapped  for  order,  and  at  11 :05  a.  m.  the  majority 
of  the  delegates  were  again  in  their  seats,  but  the  galleries  were  en- 
thusiastically applauding. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  in  the  galleries, 
the  delegates  are  now  in  their  seats  and  they  have  the  business  of  this 
Convention  to  attend  to.  I  ask  that  the  galleries  will  be  quiet  so  that  the 
delegates  may  proceed  with  their  business.  (There  was  a  fresh  out- 
burst of  applause  from  the  galleries.)  The  chair  will  have  the  galleries 
cleared  so  that  the  Convention  may  attend  to  its  business  if  that  is  the 
wish  of  the  delegates.  (Members  of  the  New  York  and  Pennsylvania 
delegations  answered  "No;  but  we  want  to  go  on  with  our  business.") 

The  delegates  are  now  being  prevented  from  carrying  on  the  work 
of  the  Convention,  and  if  any  delegate  will  make  a  motion  that  the  gal- 
leries be  cleared  the  chair  will  entertain  it.  (There  were  cries  of  "No, 
No,"  apparently  some  coming  from  the  delegates  and  some  of  the  cries 
from  the  galleries.) 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  let  us  have  order  in  the  galleries. 

Finally,  at  11:08  a.  m.  order  was  again  restored  and  the  Convention 
proceeded  with  nominations,  the  Wood  demonstration  having  continued 
for  42  minutes. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  next  business  is  the  seconding  of 
the  nomination  of  General  Wood.  Each  candidate  is  entitled  to  two  sec- 
onding speeches,  and  each  of  the  two  delegates  seconding  the  nomination 
is  entitled  to  five  minutes.  If  other  delegates  desire  to  second  a  nomi- 
nation each  one  will  be  entitled  to  two  minutes. 


124  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

MR.  FRANK  KNOX,  of  New  Hampshire. — Mr.  Chairman — 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Mr.  Frank  Knox, 

of  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  to  second  General  Wood's  nomination. 

(Applause.) 

MR.  KNOX  SECONDING  GENERAL  WOOD'S  NOMINATION. 

MR.  FRANK  KNOX,  of  New  Hampshire. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  and 
Delegates  to  the  Convention :  Speaking  in  behalf  of  the  people  of  the 
State  of  New  Hampshire,  his  native  State,  I  desire  to  second  the  nomi- 
nation of  Leonard  Wood.  (Applause.) 

While  the  people  of  New  Hampshire  feel  a  great  pride  in  Leonard 
Wood  as  the  greatest  living  son  of  that  State  yet  we  recognize  that  he 
comes  before  you  today  not  as  a  son  of  New  Hampshire  but  as  a  citizen 
of  the  whole  United  States.  (Applause.) 

We  recognize  in  him  qualities  of  no  provincial  kind.  We  believe  that 
he  possesses  qualifications  peculiarly  necessary  in  this  critical  hour  of  our 
nation's  history.  (Applause.)  We  believe  he  has  the  courage  to  meet 
the  situation.  We  believe  he  has  the  vision  to  meet  the  situation,  and 
while  possessed  of  that  vision  he  has  his  feet  on  the  ground  of  solid 
practical  facts. 

And  so  we  come  to  you  solidly  instructed,  those  of  us  who  are  here 
in  a  representative  capacity,  from  the  State  of  New  Hampshire  to  sup- 
port and  second  the  nomination  of  Leonard  Wood.  (Applause.) 

May  I  now  speak  as  a  former  member,  a  private  soldier  in  the  regi- 
ment he  led  overseas  in  1898;  and  on  behalf  of  the  men  of  that  expedi- 
tion to  Cuba  second  the  nomination  of  one  of  the  two  men  who  came  out 
of  that  war  with  a  wonderful  record  and  a  wonderful  reputation.  (Ap- 
plause.) 

And  then  again  may  I,  if  you  will  permit  me,  as  a  graduate  of  one 
of  the  Plattsburg  Camps,  and  because  of  that  given  the  opportunity  and 
high  privilege  of  service  with  the  A.  E.  F.,  speak  for  the  four  million 
and  more  citizens  who  became  soldiers  and  soldiers  who  are  now  again 
citizens  and  who  see  in  Leonard  Wood  the  exponent  and  exemplar  of  the 
citizen-soldier  of  their  country.  (Applause.) 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention,  on  behalf,  then,  of  my 
State;  on  behalf  of  the  men  who  followed  Roosevelt  and  Wood  in  1898 
(applause)  ;  and  in  behalf  of  the  men  who  went  overseas  in  the  last  war, 
may  I  offer  to  you  the  name  of  Leonard  Wood?  (Applause,  loud  and 
prolonged.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  presents  Mrs.  Corinne 
Roosevelt  Robinson  to  second  the  nomination  of  General  Wood.  (Ap- 
plause, delegates  and  alternates  rising.) 


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MRS.    ROBIXSOX    SECONDING    GENERAL    WOOD'S 
NOMINATION. 

MRS.  CORINNE  ROOSEVELT  ROBINSON,  of  New  York. — Delegates  and 
fellow  Republicans:  (Applause.)  As  a  woman  of  New  York  State  I  can 
say  "Fellow  Republicans."  (Applause  and  cries  of  "Good"  and  "That's 
like  Teddy.")  As  a  woman  of  New  York  State  I  can  voice  the  feel- 
ings of  thousands  of  American  mothers,  who  feel  that  because  of  the 
foresight,  the  vision  and  the  splendid  work  of  Leonard  Wood  their  sons 
went  overseas  fit  fighting  machines  instead  of  cannon  fodder.  (Ap- 
plause.) 

People  often  say  to  me  in  these  last  days,  "You  wish  to  have  Leonard 
Wood  as  President  because  he  was  a  friend  of  your  brother,  Theodore 
Roosevelt."  (Applause.)  But  I  wish  every  delegate  in  this  great  hall 
to  understand  that  that  is  not  the  reason  I  wish  Leonard  Wrood  for  Presi- 
dent. I  want  Leonard  Wood  for  President,  not  because  he  was  my 
brother's  friend — although  he  was  my  brother's  devoted  friend,  as  was 
my  brother  his  devoted  friend;  I  want  Leonard  Wood  for  President  not 
because  he  was  his  friend,  but  because  he  is  his  type.  That  is  why  I 
want  Leonard  Wood  for  President.  (Applause.) 

Leonard  Wood  and  Theodore  Roosevelt  have  great  characteristics  in 
common — a  great  combination  of  unusual  characteristics.  Leonard  Wood 
has,  as  Theodore  Roosevelt  had,  courage  combined  with  that  most  un- 
common thing  in  the  world,  common  sense.  (Applause.)  Leonard 
Wood  has,  combined  with  vision,  a  sense  of  proportion  which  makes  him 
know  how  far  to  let  that  vision  go.  We  do  not  want  any  more  visionaries. 
We  do  not  want  a  fleeting  glance  of  a  fleecy,  dissipating  cloud.  We  want 
realizable  ideals,  and  we  want  to  realize  them.  That  is  "what  we  want. 
We  want  beyond  almost  anything  else  a  great  self-sacrificing  patience. 
The  man  who  comes  into  the  White  House  now  must  have  the  mantle 
of  Lincoln  as  well  as  the  mantle  of  Roosevelt  fall  upon  his  shoulders. 
He  must  not  only  have  courage  and  ardor,  he  must  have  that  great  pa- 
tience that  carried  Lincoln  through  those  days  of  trial,  for  no  days 
could  be  so  grave  with  portent  as  the  days  of  the  upbuilding  and  rebuild- 
ing of  this  great  country.  (Applause.) 

I  am  only  going  to  take  one  minute  more,  (chorus  of  "Go  on!  Go 
on")  but  I  want  to  say  that  not  only  do  we  want  the  characteristics  of 
which  I  have  spoken,  but  we  must  have  the  kind  of  man  who  looks  from 
America  out  and  not  from  Europe  in.  (Laughter  and  applause.)  We 
must  have  a  man  who  combines  with  being  a  great  nationalist  a  great 
international  reputation.  He  must  be  known  not  only  in  his  State  or  in 
his  country;  he  must  be  known  throughout  the  great  countries  of  the 
world.  And  so  he  is.  (Applause.) 

No  one  need  say  to  me  that  if  Theodore  Roosevelt  or  Leonard  Wood 


126  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

had  been  in  the  White  House  there  would  not  have  been  ringing  words 
of  protest  as  a  tune  for  the  Germans  to  march  through  Belgium.  (Ap- 
plause.) The  admirers  of  Mr.  Wilson  say  that  he  had  to  wait  for  the 
psychological  moment  to  get  the  country  behind  him.  Does  America 
have  to  wait  upon  neutrality  between  right  and  wrong?  Never  again, 
fellow  citizens ;  never  again  shall  we  accept  the  man  who  waits  for  the 
psychological  moment ;  we  want  the  man  who  makes  the  psychological 
moment.  (Great  applause.) 

There  are  three  kinds  of  men:  The  man  who  uses  only  words;  the 

man  who  uses  the  brawn  arid  blood  of  another  man  by  saying  "Go !" 

and  the  man,  the  kind  of  man  we  want,  who  says  "Come!"     (Applause.) 

Leonard  Wood   is   the   kind   of   man   who   says   "Come !"   and    I   want 

Leonard  Wood.     (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  will  continue  calling  the 
roll  for  further  nominations  for  the  office  of  President. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  WILL  A.  WAITE,  of  Michigan). — Arkansas — 
MR.  H.  L.  REMMEL,  of  Arkansas. — Arkansas  yields  to  Illinois.  (Ap- 
plause.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Has  Illinois  a  candidate  to  present  to 
the  Convention? 

MR.  FRANK  L.  SMITH,  of  Illinois. — Representative  Rodenberg  is  now 
on  his  way  to  the  platform. 

At  this  moment  Representative  Rodenberg  advances  to  the  front  of 
the  platform  and  is  greeted  with  vociferous  applause. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  presents  Representative 
\Villiam  A.  Rodenberg  of  Illinois  to  present  the  name  of  Governor  Low- 
den.  (Great  applause.)  The  Convention  will  please  be  in  order  and 
listen  to  Representative  Rodenberg. 

MR.  RODENBERG  NOMINATING  GOVERNOR  LOWDEN. 

MR.  WILLIAM  A.  RODENBERG,  of  Illinois. — Mr.  Chairman,  Delegates 
to  the  National  Republican  Convention,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen :  I  desire 
to  thank  my  friend  from  Arkansas  for  his  courtesy  in  yielding  to  the 
State  of  Illinois,  and  I  wish  to  assure  him  and  his  fellow  delegates  that 
his  kindness  is  appreciated  by  the  delegation  to  which  I  have  the  honor 
to  belong.  (Applause  from  the  Illinois  delegation.) 

At  no  time  since  the  birth  of  the  Republican  party  has  there  been 
greater  need  for  the  exercise  of  calm,  deliberate  and  dispassionate  judg- 
ment in  the  selection  of  a  standard  bearer  than  there  is  today.  A  spirit 
of  rebellious  unrest  is  abroad  in  the  land.  On  all  sides  are  heard  mur- 
murings  of  discontent.  The  times  are  pregnant  with  the  prophecy  of 
gloom  and  despair.  Confidence  has  disappeared  and  the  splendid  opti- 


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mism  of  former  days,  once  our  proudest  national  asset,  has  given  way 
to  an  ever  present  fear  of  impending  disaster. 

For  seven  years  the  ship  of  state,  straining  in  every  timber,  has  been 
drifting  in  a  sea  of  uncertainty,  its  pilot  confused  and  bewildered  by 
strange  voices  in  the  air  and  lured  on  in  its  vacillating  course  by  false 
lights  along  the  shore.  Nine  anxious  months  still  lie  before  us,  and  if, 
perchance,  it  should  be  our  good  fortune  to  avoid  the  rocks  of  destruc- 
tion it  will  be  due  solely  to  the  mysterious  workings  of  a  merciful  Provi- 
dence that  guides  and  protects  the  destiny  of  a  chosen  people  in  their 
time  of  trial  and  tribulation.  (Applause.) 

I  know  that  I  voice  the  sentiment  of  every  patriotic  American  when 
I  express  the  hope  that  God  will  speed  the  day  when  a  better  and  braver 
pilot  shall  be  placed  at  the  helm — one  who  is  ready  and  willing  in  times 
of  stress  and  storm  to  read  the  chart  and  compass  of  experience;  one 
who  can  restore  discipline  among  officers  and  crew  and  inspire  the  cour- 
age that  is  born  of  confidence ;  one  who  will  steer  a  straight  and  steady 
course  through  the  troubled  waters  of  national  disorder  and  again  find 
refuge  in  the  harbor  of  national  safety  and  security.  To  find  such  a  pilot 
is  the  imperative  duty  of  the  Republicans  assembled  in  convention  today. 
(Applause.) 

My  friends,  three  score  years  ago,  at  a  time  when  the  passions  of 
men  were  stirred  to  the  depths,  when  the  hbrizon  of  the  republic's  future 
was  darkened  by  the  clouds  of  approaching  conflict,  when  the  very  per- 
petuity of  "government  of  the  people,  by  the  people,  and  for  the  people" 
was  trembling  in  the  balance^  the  nation  turned  for  leadership  to  the 
state  of  Illinois.  (Applause.)  Here,  on  the  broad  and  fertile  prairies  of 
this  great  state,  so  open  that  truth  could  find  no  hiding  place,  was  found 
a  man  of  the  people,  a  leader  of  leaders,  the  apotheosis  of  freedom's  holy 
light,  our  Lincoln,  the  world's  Lincoln.  (Applause.)  Grandly,  nobly, 
sublimely  he  met  the  test.  Patiently  he  pressed  forward  in  the  great  task 
that  lay  before  him  and  today  he  stands  acclaimed  as  America's  grandest 
contribution  to  the  world's  heritage  of  great  and  noble  men.  (Applause.) 

Illinois,  the  State  whose  soil  has  been  sanctified  by  the  blood  of  the 
immortal  Lovejoy,  our  first  great  martyr  to  the  cause  of  free  press  and 
speech,  gave  Abraham  Lincoln  to  the  nation  in  1860,  and  Illinois,  the  State 
that  is  still  the  wellspring  of  Republican  hope  and  inspiration,  stands 
ready  in  1920  to  consecrate  to  the  service  of  the  republic  another  of  her 
great  sons — one,  whose  brilliant  record  of  public  and  private  achieve- 
ments is  the  very  best  and  surest  guaranty  that  under  his  leadership  our 
beloved  country  will  be  raised  from  the  obloquy  into  which  it  has  fallen 
and  again  placed  on  the  road  that  leads  to  national  honor  and  national 
glory.  (Applause.) 

We  present  him  to  you  because  we  believe  in  his  rugged  Americanism, 
the  Americanism  that  comes  from  the  close  contact  with  the  plain  peo- 


128  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

pie.  Born  of  humble  parentage  in  the  State  of  Minnesota,  his  early  youth 
and  young  manhood  were  spent  on  a  farm  in  the  State  of  Iowa.  It  was 
there,  close  to  nature  and  nature's  God,  the  great  school  of  human  ex- 
perience, the  school  that  has  given  to  the  nation  its  best  and  truest  men, 
that  he  formed  those  sterling  traits  of  character  that  have  ruled  his  life 
and  have  left  their  impress  upon  his  every  act.  (Applause.) 

\\e  present  him  to  you  because  we  know  him  to  be  a  manly  man 
of  courage  and  conviction,  endowed  with  the  genius  of  common  sense, 
faithful  and  fearless,  whose  every  heart  beat  is  in  full  sympathy  with  the 
noblest  aspirations  of  his  fellowmen.  (Applause.) 

We  present  him  to  you  because  he  stands  for  law  and  order  and  con- 
stitutional government.  Of  fine  legal  mind  and  training,  with  both  leg- 
islative and  executive  experience,  he  believes  in  re-establishing  the  powers 
and  prerogatives  of  every  branch  of  the  federal  government  as  set  fortk 
by  the  fathers  in  the  constitution  itself  and  he  is  unalterably  opposed  to 
executive  usurpation  of  any  legislative  or  judicial  function.  (Applause.) 

We  present  him  to  you  because  his  records  demonstrate  that  he  has 
a  clear  and  comprehensive  conception  of  the  proper  relations  of  capital 
and  labor  to  each  other.  His  work  as  member  of  Congress  and  as  goT- 
ernor  of  a  great  industrial  State,  with  all  its  complex  and  diversified 
interests,  stamps  him  as  the  living  embodiment  of  the  doctrine  of  the 
"square  deal."  He  believes  in  the  interdependence  of  employe  and  em- 
ployer and  in  all  of  his  official  acts  he  has  accorded  to  each  exactly  the 
same  measure  of  protection  under  the  law.  (Applause.) 

We  present  him  to  you  because  he  typifies  more  than  any  one  of 
the  distinguished  gentlemen  who  will  be  placed  in  nomination  before  this 
Convention  the  great,  vital  issue  of  economy  in  the  administration  of 
public  affairs.  He  believes  in  the  application  of  sound  and  practical  busi- 
ness principles  to  the  conduct  of  government  and  as  proof  of  that  be- 
lief we  point  to  the  decreased  tax  rate  and  the  increased  administrative 
efficiency  of  the  state  over  whose  destinies  he  presides  today.  (Ap- 
plause.) 

We  present  him  to  you  because  he  is  in  full  accord  with  the  true 
spirit  of  America  which  still  prefers  the  nationalism  of  Theodore  Roose- 
velt to  the  internationalism  of  Woodrow  Wilson.  He  believes  that  the 
sovereignty  of  the  United  States  must  be  kept  free  and  inviolate  from 
European  influence  or  dictation  and  that,  while  maintaining  a  friendly 
attitude  toward  all  nations,  we  owe  it  to  those  who  have  gone  before  and 
to  those  who  are  to  follow  us  to  enter  into  partnership  with  none.  (Ap- 
plause.) 

We  present  him  to  you  because  to  him  the  American  flag,  whose 
stars  and  stripes  have  been  baptized  in  the  best  blood  of  American  patriot- 
ism, symbolizes  the  strength  and  the  power  and  the  majesty  of  a  mighty 
nation  and  he  believes  that  that  flag  should  command  respect  at  home 


\VM.    HALE   THOMPSON,   of   Illinois 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


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and  abroad  and  give  full  and  ample  protection  to  the  humblest  American 
citizen,  wherever  it  may  be  unfurled  to  the  breeze.  (Applause.) 

Delegates,  a  solemn  responsibility  rests  upon  the  Republican  party 
today.  Many  difficult  and  perplexing  problems,  social,  economic  and 
industrial,  growing  out  of  the  world  war  are  pressing  for  solution.  The 
best  constructive  ability  of  our  great  constructive  party  must  be  utilized 
in  the  solution  of  these  problems.  In  the  crucial  and  critical  period 
upon  which  we  have  now  entered  the  nation  demands  as  its  chief  execu- 
tive a  man  of  clear  brain  and  steady  nerve,  a  man  of  visions  but  not  a 
visionary,  a  man  of  ideals  but  not  an  idealist,  a  man  of  works  and  not 
of  words.  (Applause.) 

Illinois  has  such  a  man. 

We  present  him  to  you  as  our  candidate  for  President. 

We  present  the  patriotic  governor  of  a  patriotic  State,  Frank  Orren 
Lowden. 

Representative  Rodenberg  concluded  his  speech  at  11 :34  a.  m.,  and 
as  he  uttered  the  words  "Frank  Orren  Lowden"  there  was  a  tremendous 
outburst  of  applause.  A  member  of  the  Illinois  delegation  grabbed  the 
Illinois  standard  and  started  around  the  hall,  other  members  of  the  dele- 
gation carrying  flags  and  pictures  of  Lowden,  and  in  their  train  came  the 
delegates  from  Iowa,  Kentucky,  Virginia,  Connecticut,  Oklahoma,  carry- 
ing the  State's  standards.  Hundreds  of  pictures  of  Lowden,  large  and 
small,  were  carried  by  members  of  the  several  delegations.  The  Ken- 
tucky delegation  carried  a  banner  bearing  the  words  "Every  traveling  man 
wants  a  business  man  for  President — Lowden."  As  the  delegates  marched 
around  the  hall  they  chanted  "Lowden,  Lowden,  Frank  O.  Lowden." 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  ALBERT  J.  BEVERIDGE,  of  Indiana)  rapped 
for  order  at  12:15  p.  m.  but  was  met  by  an  increased  volume  of  cheering 
and  cries  "Lowden,  Lowden,  Frank  O.  Lowden."  Order  was  finally  re- 
stored at  12  :20  p.  m.,  the  demonstration  having  continued  for  46  minutes. 

MR.   PICKETT   SECONDS   GOVERNOR   LOWDEN'S 
NOMINATION. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  ALBERT  J.  BEVERIDGE,  of  Indiana). — The 
chair  recognizes  Mr.  Charles  E.  Pickett  of  Iowa  who  will  second  the 
nomination  of  Governor  Lowden.  (Applause.) 

MR.  CHARLES  E.  PICKETT,  of  Iowa. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  Convention:  On  behalf  of  the  solid  delegation  from 
Iowa,  I  rise  to  second  the  nomination  of  Governor  Lowden.  (Applause.) 

The  imperious  demand  of  this  Convention  is  for  the  nomination 
of  a  man  who  will  secure  the  loyal,  unreserved,  aggressive  support 
of  every  Republican.  Governor  Lowden  comes  to  this  Convention,  not 


130  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

as  a  candidate  of  any  class,  element,  or  section — his  candidacy  is  not 
urged  on  any  single  issue.  He  comes  as  the  representative  of  the 
Republican  party  and  all  its  broad  principles  and  policies.  His  cam- 
paign has  been  characterized  by  the  spirit  of  Lincoln — "with  malice 
toward  none."  The  close  of  the  pre-convention  campaign  finds  him 
the  outstanding  candidate  whose  broad  leadership  every  Republican 
would  follow.  (Applause.) 

We  should  be  guided  in  our  deliberations  by  cool  and  clear  judg- 
ment. That  the  conditions  in  this  country  are  grave,  not  only  from  a 
business  and  economic  standpoint,  but  such  as  to  impair  the  very  in- 
tegrity of  our  representative  form  of  government  is  manifest. 

The  platform  adopted  yesterday  decided  in  favor  of  our  national 
sovereignty  through  whatever  agency  exercised,  and  it  will  be  con- 
firmed by  the  people  in  November.  (Loud  applause.)  The  predominant 
issues  in  the  minds  and  hearts  of  the  people  in  the  coming  campaign 
will  be  centered  on  the  administration  of  government,  which  alone  will 
give  the  relief  demanded  by  the  people  and  restore  normal  conditions. 
What  the  people  demand  and  what  we  must  have  is  practical  states- 
manship. Governor  Lowden  answers  every  test.  (Applause.)  He  com- 
bines rare  practical  judgment  with  unswerving  firmness  of  purpose,  the 
power  to  lead  and,  if  necessary,  to  fight.  He  is  versed  in  the  powers, 
duties  and  prerogatives  of  each  and  every  department  of  government.  His 
service  in  Congress  will  enable  him  to  sense  the  congressional  mind 
and  bring  into  harmonious  co-ordination  the  executive  and  legislative 
branches.  His  record  as  Governor  has  made  a  deep  impression  on  the 
minds  of  our  people.  His  campaign  would  be  based,  not  on  promises, 
but  on  the  record  of  things  done.  His  achievements  in  Illinois  stand 
out  boldly  in  their  originality  and  constitute  a  model  for  every  state 
and  for  the  nation  as  well.  Consider  what  he  did.  One  hundred  and 
twenty-five  separate  commissions  and  bureaus  consolidated  into  nine 
departments  with  one  central  responsible  head.  And  what  was  the 
result?  In  two  years  the  tax  burden  on  the  people  was  reduced  one- 
third.  If  the  same  thing  could  be  done  in  our  nation,  it  would  be  the 
greatest  achievement  in  our  history.  (Loud  applause.) 

Governor  Lowden  has  done  it  for  Illinois  and  he  can  do  it  for  the 
nation.  (Applause.)  The  high  cost  of  living  cannot  be  reduced  without 
reducing  taxes.  This  is  the  supreme,  the  most  vital  dofestic  issue.  It 
comes  home  to  every  fireside.  It  must  be  considered  by  this  Convention. 
We  cannot  solve  wage  problems  and  labor  troubles  without  it.  We  can- 
not return  to  stable  and  normal  business  conditions  without  it;  we 
cannot  perfect  reconstruction  plans  without  it.  This  Convention  has 
the  opportunity  of  picking  the  man  to  do  it,  and  Governor  Lowden  is 
pre-eminently  the  man.  (Applause.)  He  believes  in  applied  patriotism 
at  home  and  honor  abroad.  "(Applause.)  His  robust  Americanism  will 


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never  tolerate  any  surrender  or  impairment  of  American  sovereignty.  He 
is  enfibred  with  love  of  our  Constitution,  the  great  traditions  of  our 
history  and  the  principles  upon  which  our  government  rests.  He  will 
preserve  in  this  critical  period  the  Republic  of  Washington,  Hamilton, 
Franklin  and  Madison  and  not  permit  the  forces  now  at  work  to  change 
this,  the  only  genuine,  the  greatest  Republic  of  the  world,  into  a  direct 
Democracy  with  its  inevitable  chaos.  (Applause.) 

He  advances  without  reluctance  in  every  righteous  cause  and 
strikes  without  restraint  every  abuse  of  government.  He  never  com- 
promises with  wrong  for  personal  advantage.  He  is  constructive  and 
forward  looking.  He  is  a  master  builder.  He  has  the  confidence  of 
every  class.  The  great  agricultural  and  stock  raising  interests  look 
to  him  as  one  of  their  own  leaders.  Business  interests  will  have  re- 
newed faith,  stability  and  progress.  The  great  army  of  the  employed 
consider  him  fair  and  impartial.  He  is  in  the  fullness  of  his  physical 
and  intellectual  power.  He  will  enter  upon  the  discharge  of  his 
duties  with  no  obligation  except  to  his  God,  his  county  and  his  party. 
(Applause  and  cheers.) 

Never  have  the  Republicans  of  Iowa  been  so  unanimous,  so 
earnest,  so  devoted  to  the  cause  of  any  candidate  as  they  are  in  the 
support  of  Governor  Lowden.  We  know  him,  we  believe  in  him,  we 
trust  him.  We  feel  that  we  have  simply  loaned  him  to  a  sister  state 
and  now  his  record  has  given  him  to  the  nation.  Iowa  seconds  the 
nomination  of  Governor  Frank  O.  Lowden.  (Applause  continuing  some 
minutes.) 

MRS.   DOBYNS   SECONDING   GOVERNOR  LOWDEN'S 
NOMINATION. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  ALBERT  J.  BEVERIDGE,  of  Indiana). — Mrs. 
Fletcher  Dobyns,  of  Illinois,  will  make  the  next  seconding  speech  for 
Governor  Lowden. 

The  speaker  is  greeted  as  she  advances  to  the  front  of  the  platform 
by  delegates  and  alternates  rising  to  their  feet  and  cheering  loudly. 

MRS.  FLETCHER  DOBYNS,  of  Illinois. — Mr.  Chairman  and  Members  of 
the  Convention :  In  the  name  of  the  women  of  America  who  believe  that 
effective  and  ordered  administration  is  essential  to  social  progress ;  for 
those  who  realize  that  business  efficiency  and  common  sense  are  a  vital 
necessity  of  our  government  in  this  hour;  for  those  who  hope  to  lighten 
the  burdens  of  the  women  as  well  as  of  the  men  on  the  farm;  for  those 
who  believe  that  he  will  lead  Congress  to  write  a  program  of  humani- 
tarian and  social  legislation  to  serve  the  welfare  of  the  future  citizens 
of  America,  I  have  honor  in  seconding  the  nomination  of  Frank  Lowden, 
of  Illinois.  (Applause.) 


132  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

GOVERNOR  MORROW  SECONDING  GOVERNOR  LOWDEN'S 
NOMINATION. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  ALBERT  J.  BEVERIDGE,  of  Indiana). — I 
present  Governor  Edwin  P.  Morrow  of  Kentucky  who  will  second  the 
nomination  of  Governor  Lowden. 

Applause,  loud  and  prolonged,  punctuated  with  cries  of  "Tell  them 
about  it,  Ed,"  and  "You  know  how  to  do  it,  Ed." 

MR.  EDWIN  P.  MORROW,  of  Kentucky. — Mr.  Chairman  and  Members 
of  the  Convention:  Fully  conscious  of  every  responsibility  of  this  great 
hour  but  with  unshaken  faith  and  the  best  belief  of  our  heads  and  hearts 
Kentucky  Republicans  (applause)  bring  you  this  message :  Give  us  to  lead 
the  hosts  of  the  people  in  November,  Frank  Lowden  (applause)  and 
with  him  to  lead  we  will  smash  the  Hindenburg  line  of  Southern  democ- 
racy forever.  (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.) 

Kentucky  is  the  neighbor  of  Illinois.  It  is  said  in  the  Holy  Book 
that  "Blessed  is  the  man  who  is  loved  by  his  neighbor.  (Applause.) 
Without  division,  of  one  heart  and  of  one  mind,  Kentucky  will  vote  for 
Frank  Lowden  until  he  is  nominated  in  this  Convention.  (Applause, 
loud  and  prolonged.)  Frank  Lowden  is  an  everyday  man.  He  is  great 
enough  to  know  that  a  man  does  not  have  to  be  solemn  to  be  wise. 
(Laughter.)  He  is  human.  He  is  friendly.  He  has  demonstrated  his 
powers  and  his  capacity.  Give  him  this  nomination  and  he  will  bring 
home  the  bacon  in  November.  (Applause.)  I  thank  you.  (Applause, 
loud  and  prolonged.) 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  ALBERT  J.  BEVERIDGE,  of  Indiana). — The 
Secretary  will  continue  calling  the  roll. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  WILL  A.  WAITE,  of  Michigan). — California. 
(Applause  from  the  California  delegation.) 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  ALBERT  J.  BEVERIDGE,  of  Indiana). — Has 
California  a  nomination  to  make? 

MR.  FRANK  P.  FLINT,  of  California. — Mr.  Wheeler  is  on  his  way  to 
the  platform  to  present  the  name  of  Hiram  Johnson.  (Great  applause.) 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  ALBERT  J.  BEVERIDGE,  of  Indiana). — I 
present  Mr.  Charles  Stetson  Wheeler,  of  California,  who  will  put  in 
nomination  the  name  of  Hiram  W.  Johnson.  (Applause.) 

MR.  WHEELER  NOMINATING  SENATOR  HIRAM  W.  JOHNSON. 

MR.  CHARLES  STETSON  WHEELER,  of  California. — Mr.  Chairman  and 
you,  Men  and  Women  of  the  Republican  National  Convention :  You  have 
called  the  name  of  California,  and  without  hesitation,  without  a  single 
mental  reservation,  California  makes  answer  that  now,  after  seventy 
years  of  loyal  and  devoted  Statehood,  she  at  last  has  brought  forth  upon 


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her  own  soil  a  son  fitted  in  every  quality  that  becomes  a  man  to  carry- 
forward the  triumphant  standard  of  the  Republican  party  and  to  fill 
worthily  the  exalted  office  of  President  of  the  United  States.  (Applause.) 

The  people  of  California  to  a  degree  not  duplicated  by  the 
population  of  any  other  State  in  the  Union,  are  a  composite  of  the 
whole  American  people.  In  the  golden  days  of  forty-nine  and  fifty, 
California  was  dedicated  to  the  Nation  at  an  assemblage  of  one  hun- 
dred thousand  American  men  and  women  completely  representative, 
not  only  of  every  other  State,  but  of  every  city  and  of  every  hamlet 
and  of  every  township  in  the  Nation. 

There  was  thus  infused  into  her  very  life  blood  an  intense  national 
feeling.  California  knows  no  East;  she  knows  no  West;  she  knows  no 
North  and  she  knows  no  South.  What  she  does  know  is  that  we  are 
one  great  people,  under  one  flag.  Today,  with  her  millions  of  popula- 
tion, just  as  on  the  day  when  she  first  took  her  place  in  the  American 
galaxy,  she  is  really  but  a  vast  convocation  of  the  people  of  the  nation 
rejoicing,  under  the  constitution  of  our  fathers,  in  the  blessings  that 
are  theirs  and  chanting  the  immortal  music  of  American  liberty.  (Ap- 
plause.) 

\Yc  hold  that  it  should  not  be  a  matter  of  surprise  that  from  such 
an  environment  there  should  now  step'  forth  full  panoplied  an  Ameri- 
can thoroughly  representative  of  the  whole  nation — a  defender  of  the 
constitution,  a  devoted  worshiper  of  American  ideals  and  traditions,  a 
natural  leader  of  men,  a  leader  destined  through  the  grace  of  a  united 
and  triumphant  Republican  party  to  be  the  first  President  of  the  United 
States  to  come  out  of  the  Great  West. 

And  yet  we  are  told  that  there  are  on  the  floor  of  this  convention 
a  few  narrow-visioned  men  who  are  whispering  from  delegation  to  dele- 
gation that  California  is  so  remote  from  the  center  of  American  activ- 
ities, who  say  that  she  dwells  in  such  hopeless  isolation,  that  it  is  pre- 
sumptious  for  her  even  to  dream  that  she  can  now  or  hereafter  furnish 
to  any  political  party  an  available  Presidential  candidate. 

California  would  say  to  such  men,  if  any  there  be,  that  this  pro- 
gressive world  of  ours  has  been  moving  right  along;  that  the  course 
of  empire  has  steadily  pursued  its  westward  way;  that  space  and  dis- 
tance have  been  annihilated;  that  the  lightnings  of  the  Atlantic  have 
been  laced  with  invisible  threads  to  the  lightnings  of  the  Pacific;  that 
the  hand  and  brain  of  man  have  not  only  spanned  rivers  and  leveled 
hills  and  cleaved  lofty  mountain  chains  asunder,  but  they  have  now 
leaped  athwart  the  ether  and  hewn  highways  through  the  very  heavens 
themselves — 

"  'Til  the  East  and  the  West  are  one."     (Applause.) 

Let  us  bear  to  these  provincials  the  news  that  the  range  of  the, 
human  voice  has  been  so  amplified  that  today  a  whisper  can  span  a 


134  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

continent,  that  the  Californian  now  holds  easy  converse  with  every  city 
in  the  land.  And  let  us  also  carry  to  these  Troglodytes  the  glad  tidings 
that  when  California's  son  responds  to  the  call  of  the  people,  he  can 
arrive  at  his  desk  in  the  White  House  in  fewer  hours  than  it  took  to 
travel  from  Chicago  on  that  momentous  day  when  the  Republican 
party  sent  forth  the  immortal  son  of  Illinois  to  become  the  savior 
of  the  Nation. 

The  California  delegation  claims  the  right  to  speak  authoritatively 
for  the  rank  and  file  of  the  Republican  party.  It  bases  that  claim 
upon  the  fact  that  after  a  hotly  contested  battle,  fought  honorably  in 
the  light  of  day  against  well-organized  and  amply  munitioned  forces,  it 
was  sent  to  this  convention  by  the  stupendous  majority  of  160,000 
American  citizens,  who  in  literal  truth  hailed  from  every  nook  and 
cranny  corner  of  the  nation.  We,  therefore,  without  arrogance,  hold 
ourselves  authorized  to  present  to  you  in  language  that  shall  be  unmis- 
takable, the  situation  as  the  rank  and  file  of  the  Republican  party  see  it. 

By  every  sign  of  the  Zodiac,  this  should  be  a  Republican  year. 
(Applause.)  The  disgust  for  the  party  in  power  is  universal.  But 
notwithstanding  all  this,  there  never  has  been  a  time  in  the  history 
of  the  Republican  party  when  a  failure  to  name  the  right  candidate 
would  so  surely  spell  party  defeat. 

This  proposition  may  be  laid  down  with  axiomatic  certainty: 

The  November  election  will  not  be  won  by  the  platform  of  either 
political  party.  The  personality  of  the  candidate,  not  party  affiliation, 
is  going  to  elect  the  next  President  of  the  United  States.  The  man 
who  will  enter  the  White  House  on  the  4th  of  March,  1921,  will  be  that 
Republican  or  that  Democrat  in  whom  the  average  American  voter 
places  the  most  faith.  (Applause.) 

Do  you  want  another  four  years  of  economic  chaos?     (Voices:    "No! 
No!") 

Do  you  want  another  four  years  of  the  Wilson  family  in  the  White 
House?  (Voices:  "No!  No!") 

If  you  insist  that  the  Father  of  the  Dynasty  shall  abdicate  do  you 
want  the  people  then  to  take  up  the  Crown  Prince?  (Laughter. 
Voices:  "No!  No!") 

If  you  do  not,  then  why  gamble  with  chance?  Why  close  your 
eyes  to  the  obvious?  Why  not  admit  to  yourselves,  what  every  man  of 
political  vision  already  knows,  that  there  is  one  Republican  who  can 
sweep  the  country,  whose  nomination  will  carry  with  it  the  absolute 
certainty  of  his  election.  (Applause.) 

It  may  be  true  that  our  near-officer  class,  the  captains  of  industry, 
the  disbursing  officers  of  the  primary  army,  and  the  colonels  of  com- 
missary, who  advance  the  sinews  of  war,  would  prefer  a  military  leader. 


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But  I  am  here  to  say  for  the  rank  and  file  of  the  Republican  party 
that, — 

The  plain  Yanks 
Who  fill  the  ranks 
That  have  the  votes 
Are  calling  for  the  son  of  California! 
(Cheers  and  applause.) 

If  you  want  to  know  why  it  is  that  thousands  and  tens  of  thou- 
sands of  people,  have  written  in  this  man's  name  where  he  has  had  no 
nomination;  if  you  would  know  why  it  is  that  with  an  utterly  inadequate 
campaign  fund  for  legitimate  needs  (laughter  and  cries  of  No!  No!); 
and  without  the  publicity  (laughter  mingled  with  applause) — without 
the  publicity  that  has  been  accorded  to  any  other  prominent  candidate; 
if  you  ask  why  it  is  that  he  has  received  the  tremendous  vote  all  over 
this  land  that  he  has  received;  if  you  ask  why  he  has  under  these  con- 
ditions made  the  showing  that  he  has  upon  the  floor  of  this  conven- 
tion, I  hold  the  mandate  of  the  people  of  California  to  tell  you  here 
and  now  why  it  is. 

The  speaker  was  here  interrupted  by  confusion  on  the  floor  of  the. 
Convention.  Laughter  mingled  with  applause;  cries  of  "No!  No!  Go 
on!"  etc. 

MR.  BEVERIDGE  (presiding). — Gentlemen  of  the  Convention,  it  is  not 
only  right  but  it  is  necessary  that  the  Convention  should  give  the 
speakers  as  nearly  as  possible  an  uninterrupted  hearing.  The  day  is 
progressing,  and  I  trust  that  hereafter  while  the  present  occupant  of 
the  chair  holds  the  gavel  he  will  not  have  to  wield  it  any  more  emphati- 
cally. 

MR.  WHEELER. — Be  assured  of  one  thing,  the  speaker  takes  these  in- 
terruptions with  the  utmost  good  nature.  (Applause.) 

I  have  said  that  I  hold  the  mandate  of  California  to  tell  you  why 
this  man  has  the  hold  that  he  has  upon  the  people.  Newspaper  pub- 
licity is  a  great  medium,  but  it  is  not  the  only  medium  whereby  the 
American  citizen  can  get  an  understanding  of  the  men  whom  God  has 
ordained  to  be  their  leaders.  (Applause;  laughter.  A  Voice:  "How 
about  Hearst?") 

If  you  do  not  know  the  truth  I  want  you  now  to  know  it,  that  the 
human  sympathies  have  a  wireless  all  their  own  whereby  the  fellow 
heart  speaks  to  the  fellow  heart.  Through  its  unobstrusive  but  all- 
powerful  workings,  the  word  has  been  passed  along  by  the  average 
American  to  the  average  American.  Thus  it  has  permeated  that  vast 
body  of  men  and  women  all  over  the  land  who  know  that  the  greatest 
American  of  our  generation  is  dead,  feel  the  need  of  another  great- 
hearted, two-fisted  leader  to  fight  their  battles.  (Applause.  Cries  of 
"No!  No!"  and  "Wood!  Wood!") 


136  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

Where  is  the  man  that  cries  "no"?  Does  he  know  what  he  is  talk- 
ing about?  I  know  whereof  I  speak,  and  I  speak  for  the  people  of  a 
sovereign  state.  Theodore  Roosevelt,  in  the  presence  of  15,000  of  his 
fellow  countrymen,  said  of  California's  son:  "He*  is  at  the  moment  fit 
to  be  President  of  the  United  States."  (Applause.)  And  on  the  26th 
day  of  January,  1917,  Theodore  Roosevelt  used  of  California's  son  these 
unmistakable  words,  over  his  own  signature: 

"Of  all  the  public  men  in  the  country  today  he  is  the 
one  with  whom  I  find  myself  most  in  sympathy." 
(Cheers  and  applause.) 

Some  things  you  may  deny,  some  things  you  may  confute,  but  you 
cannot  confute  the  written  words  of  Theodore  Roosevelt.  I  say  to 
you  men  and  women  of  this  Convention  that  never  in  human  words 
has  a  nobler  tribute  been  paid  to  any  candidate.  Never  in  language  has 
any  candidate  been  more  gloriously  seconded. 

Men  and  women  everywhere  have  learned  to  know  California's  son 
and  they  have  taken  his  just  measure.  They  see  in  him  a  man  of  action, 
a  great  constructive  executive,  a  leader  to  whom  a  platform  promise 
is  a  solemn  obligation,  a  man  who  keeps  the  faith,  who  enacts  his  prom- 
ised word  into  the  law  of  the  land,  an  executive  who  gave  to  his  own 
native  State  a  government  so  clean,  so  efficient  and  so  uplifting  that  it 
challenges  comparison,  a  leader  who  knows  how  so  to  wield  the  cudgel 
of  political  power  that  even  party  knaves  are  forced  to  play  the  game 
squarely  with  the  people. 

Not  only  have  the  people  seen  and  marked  these  things,  but  their 
confidence  in  the  man  has  been  emphatically  confirmed  by  campaign 
disclosures  of  very  recent  date.  The  supreme  test  of  human  greatness, 
the  acid  test  of  a  man's  character,  comes  only  when  the  man  is  brought 
face  to  face  with  ambition's  lure. 

In  the  presence  of  ambition's  lure,  angels  have  fallen.  In  the 
presence  of  ambition's  lure,  soldiers  and  civilians  since  time  began  have 
lowered  their  ethical  standards. 

In  the  presence  of  ambition's  lure — for  so  runs  the  history  of  civili- 
zation— guardians  of  the  Roman  granaries,  brave  generals  who  have 
trained  a  nation's  cohorts,  and  governors  who  have  ably  administered 
the  business  economy  of  an  imperial  State,  have  accepted  the  prof- 
fered carriages  of  the  favored  few  that  they  might  ride  into  places  of 
power  over  the  many.  Aye!  they  have  permitted  themselves  to  be 
lifted  by  the  gilded  hands  of  Croesus  into  his  golden  chariot  dragged 
by  the  expectant  stallions  of  obsequious  and  favor-hunting  wealth. 

In  the  past  few  weeks,  the  American  people  have  seen  this  son  of 
California  brought  face  to  face  with  the  highest  ambition  that  can  pos- 
sess the  hope  of  mortal  man.  They  have  seen  him  put  to  the  acid  test. 
And  they  have  seen  him  return  from  his  great  campaign  with  head 


RALPH   E.  WILLIAMS,  of  Oregon 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


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erect,  with  no  blot  on  his  escutcheon,  and  with  eyes  that  can  still  look 
straight  into  the  faces  of  his  fellow  countrymen — with  head  so  erect 
and  with  gaze  so  proud  that  as  was  said  of  Sumner,  so  men  must  say 
of  him: 

"He  placed  the  standard  of  his  life  upon  a  pedestal  so 

high  that  scandal  standing  on  tiptoe  could  not  touch  the 

soles  of  his  shoes."     (Applause.) 

This  Convention  cannot  afford  to  turn  its  back  upon  the  banner 
of  certainty  to  follow  the  dubious  fortunes  of  a  candidate  for  whom 
it  must  apologize. 

The  time  has  come  when  a  doubting  nation  is  asking  the  Repub- 
lican party  to  say  whether  or  not  the  highest  office  in  the  whole  world 
is  to  be  treated  as  the  bauble  of  rich  men.  You  can  answer  that  ques- 
tion by  nominating  the  man  whom  the  people  want. 

Where  are  the  traducers,  the  base  calumniators,  who  have  dared 
to  call  this  forthright  son  of  California  a  "red"  and.  a  "radical"? 

The  only  red  in  his  whole  being  is  the  same  red  blood  "that  tin- 
gled in  our  fathers'  veins  as  they  trod  the  fields  of  Lexington" — the 
same  pure  shade  of  red  that  merges  with  the  white  and  the  blue  to 
make  the  glory  of  the  Stars  and  Stripes.  (Applause.) 

Radical?  Yes;  but  only  in  his  fervor  for  the  right  in  private  and 
in  official  life;  radical  in  his  faith  in  social  justice;  radical  in  his  devo- 
tion to  America's  noblest  traditions;  radical  in  his  reverence  for  the 
teachings  of  Roosevelt,  of  Lincoln  and  of  Washington;  radical  in  his 
belief  that  "government  of  the  people,  by  the  people  and  for  the  peo- 
ple" is  not  an  empty  phrase;  radical  in  his  determination  that  pre- 
datory wealth  equally  with  rioting  anarchy  shall  bow  to  the  law  of 
the  land;  radical  in  his  pity  for  human  misery  and  human  sorrow; 
radical  in  his  belief  that  the  hand  that  produces  wealth  is  a  thing 
more  precious  than  the  wealth  it  produces;  radical  in  his  sympathetic 
understanding  of  the  world-old  truth  that  the  grave  of  a  soldier  is  the 
grave  of  a  soldier  and  a  woman's  heart  is  a  woman's  heart  whether 
she  sobs  out  her  sorrow  in  a  marble  palace,  or  pours  forth  her  anguish 
by  a  lowly  hearth;  radical,  therefore,  in  his  soul-worn  steadfast  oath 
that  the  sons  of  American  mothers  shall  not  be  needlessly  sacrificed 
(applause)  ;  that  .the  warning  words  of  Washington  shall  not  be  for- 
gotten ;  that  no  entangling  alliances  shall  enmesh  us ;  and  that  no 
power  on  earth  which  is  not  wholly  American  shall  ever  order  one 
drop  of  American  blood  to  be  spilled  to  maintain  the  war-won  boun- 
daries of  a  foreign  nation.  (Applause.) 

If  there  are  men  and  women  upon  the  floor  of  this  Convention 
who  are  the  spokesmen  of  legitimate  business,  big  or  little;  if  you, 
and  you,  and  you,  represent  the  honest  wealth  of  the  nation;  if  you 
belong  to  that  large  and  good  class  of  genuinely  conservative  men  and 


138  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

women  of  wealth  who  want  only  the  square  deal,  who  revere  the  Con- 
stitution of  the  United  States,  who  believe  in  upholding  and  enforcing 
impartially  the  law  of  the  land  against  rich  and  poor  alike,  then  be  of 
good  cheer;  for  California's  son  believes  in  the  same  things  as  earn- 
estly, as  steadfastly  as  you  can  possibly  believe  in  them.  He  recog- 
nizes it  as  fundamental  that  the  protection  and  safeguarding  of  pri- 
vate property  as  well  as  the  protection  of  life  and  liberty  is  a  basic 
principle  on  which  the  pillars  of  our  nation  rest  and  without  which 
it  cannot  endure. 

Ten  years  ago  big  business  men  in  California  and  our  conserva- 
tive millionaires  were  fearful  of  him;  they  feared  that  his  ideas  were 
dangerous  and  they  fought  him  bitterly;  but  when  the  power  was  in 
his  hands  he  used  it  so  sanely  and  the  reforms  for  which  he  stood 
and  which  he  put  through  were  so  humane  and  so  just  that  today  he 
has  no  supporters  in  the  land  more  outspoken  and  enthusiastic  in  his 
praise  than  the  bankers  and  the  big  business  men  of  his  home  State. 
Big  business,  if  it  is  honest,  will  have  nothing  to  fear  from  him 
though  it  measures  its  capital  in  millions  and  tens  of  millions. 

You  doubtless  do  not  know  it,  but  in  the  California  delegation 
are  men  who  represent  practically  every  big  business  interest  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Among  them  are  men  who  dominate  great  electric 
light  and  power  interests  and  the  presidents  of  three  of  San  Fran- 
cisco's largest  banks — banks  whose  deposits  aggregate  more  than 
$240,000,000. 

You  men  of  honest  big  business;  take  just  once  from  your  stub- 
born ears  the  plugs  of  prejudice,  so  that  you  may  permit  yourselves 
to  learn  what  this  man's  creed  really  is. 

He  sees  organized  society  as  a  structure  of  laws.  You  and  I 
pass  away.  Generations  come  and  go;  but  the  law  lives  on.  So  long 
as  the  law  lives,  so  long  do  our  institutions  live.  When  respect  for 
the  law  dies,  our  civilization  itself  is  dead.  Therefore,  all  law-breakers 
must  be  forced  to  bow  before  the  law  of  the  land. 

Whether  the  law-breaker  is  the  petty  thief  or  the  thief  of  mil- 
lions; whether  he  commits  his  murders  in  a  blind  alley  with  a 
bludgeon  or  in  some  tenement  or  factory  with  the  slow  poison  of 
polluted  air;  whether  the  criminal  is  the  bomb-hurling  anarchist  or 
the  food-hoarding  capitalist;  whether  the  law-breaker  is  capital  organ- 
ized or  unorganized,  or  is  labor  organized  or  unorganized — all,  all 
must  be  forced  to  obey  the  law  of  the  land.  (Applause.)  He  holds 
that  a  failure  to  adhere  to  that  great  principle  means  that  our  social 
fabric  will  surely  fall,  and  that  our  civilization  will  perish  from  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

The  man  who  cannot  subscribe  to  that  docjrine — and  that  doc- 
trine is  the  very  essence  of  the  creed  of  California's  son, — is  not  fit  to 
be  an  American.  (Applause.) 


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My  fellow  Americans,  the  hour  has  struck,  the  time  has  come  to 
scourge  the  last  of  the  bosses  from  this  great  temple  of  the  Repub- 
lican party. 

Men  of  the  South,  if  it  be  true  that  there  are  among  your  number 
hand-picked  delegates  who  have  forgotten  the  obligation  they  of  all 
men  owe  to  the  flag  of  freedom;  men  of  the  North,  if  it  be  true  that 
there  are  in  your  ranks  political  slaves  who  are  being  lashed  into  line 
by  the  blacksnake  of  some  party  Legree,  tell  them  that  they  hold 
within  themselves  the  power  to  strike  the  shackles  from  their  own 
limbs.  Say  to  them  that  the  future  of  the  institutions  of  our  common 
country  is  here  involved;  that  they  with  us  are  the  custodians  of  a 
sacred  trust  which  rises  transcendent  over  any  obligation  that  any 
man  has  ever  owed  to  any  political  boss  who  has  ever  attempted  to 
dominate  the  conscience  of  a  delegate  to  a  Republican  National  Con- 
vention. Tell  that  delegate,  wherever  you  may  find  him,  to  sink  a 
shaft  to  the  bedrock  of  his  being,  down  to  the  rich  black  sands  of  his 
soul  where  the  golden  grains  of  self-respect  and  patriotism  are  found 
in  every  decent  man,  then  bid  him  to  arise  to  the  full  height  of  his 
manhood  and  shout  the  slogan  till  these  rafters  ring: 

"A  Republican  and  a  free  man,  I  came  into  this  Con- 
vention ;  and  by  the  grace  of  God,  a  Republican  and  a  free 
man,  I  shall  go  forth  from  it."  (Applause.) 

Men  and  women  of  the  Convention,  the  great  responsibility  is 
yours.  The  American  voter  everywhere  is  saying  of  California's  son 
just  as  Roosevelt  said  of  him, —  , 

"Of  all  the  public  men  in  this  country  today,  he  is 
the  one  with  whom  I  find  myself  in  most  complete  sym- 
pathy." 

And  they,  too,  are  adding,  just  as  Theodore  Roosevelt  added, — 
"You  may  safely  follow  his  lead." 

To  the  end  that  men  and  not  masters  shall  administer  the  great 
trusteeship  of  the  Republican  party;  to  the  end  that  this  convention 
may  make  no  mistake;  to  the  end  that  you  who  hold  in  your  hands 
the  party's  destiny  may  go  forth  from  these  halls,  triumphant  in  the 
assurance  of  certain  victory;  to  the  end  that  a  Republican  adminis- 
tration may  once  again  broadcast  the  nation  with  happiness  and 
prosperity;  to  the  end  that  the  Constitution  of  our  fathers  and  the 
highest  traditions  of  the  American  people  shall  endure;  to  the  end 
that  the  patriotic  principles  and  the  lofty  ideals  of  Washington,  of 
Lincoln,  and  of  Roosevelt  shall  live  on  and  on  and  on,  -the  sovereign 
State  of  California  now  places  before  you  in  formal  nomination 
Hiram  W.  Johnson. 


140  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

Mr.  Wheeler  finished  his  speech  at  1.14  p.  m.,  whereupon  the 
California  delegation,  the  leader  carrying  a  staff  draped  with  the  na- 
tional colors  and  surmounted  by  a  golden  eagle,  another  member  car- 
rying the  State  marker,  started  a  parade  around  the  hall,  other  dele- 
gates carrying  flags,  pictures  of  Johnson,  and  many  placards  as  fol- 
lows: "The  people  want  Johnson,"  "America  wins  in  the  first  round," 
"Johnson"  "I  am  for  Hiram"  "Johnson  and  victory,"  "Johnson  a  sure 
winner."  The  marchers  were  singing,  "Hiram,  we  want  Hiram." 
From  the  far  galleries  facing  the  platform  there  was  let  down  over 
the  railing  a  large  portrait  of  Johnson;  also  there  was  displayed  a 
large  picture  of  Johnson  at  the  left  and  back  of  the  platform. 

At  1 :37  p.  m.  the  Permanent  Chairman,  who  had  resumed  the  chair, 
walked  to  the  front  of  the  platform  and  rapped  for  order.-  The  demon- 
stration was  redoubled  and  he  stood  for  a  few  minutes,  giving  the  demon- 
strators a  chance  to  enjoy  themselves.  Then  there  arose  a  cry  from  the 
delegates,  "We  want  to  continue  and  finish  our  business."  Thereupon  the 
Permanent  Chairman  said : 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Inasmuch  as  it  seems  to  be  the  desire 
of  a  majority  of  the  delegates  to  resume  our  deliberations  I  ask  the  dele- 
gates to  be  seated  and  direct  the  Sergeant-at-arms  to  clear  the  aisles. 

Finally  at  1 :41  p.  m.  quiet  was  restored,  after  a  demonstration  con- 
tinuing for  37  minutes. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  will  be  in  order  and 
Representative  Schall  of  Minnesota  will  second  the  nomination  of  Sen- 
ator Johnson.  (Applause.) 

Thereupon  Representative  Thomas  D.  Schall,  who  is  blind,  advanced 
to  the  front  of  the  platform,  escorted  on  the  right  by  Senator  Lodge  and 
on  the  left  by  Secretary  Gleason,  led  by  his  little  7-year-old  boy,  he  being 
greeted  by  a  big  demonstration  by  the  delegates. 


MR.  SCHALL  SECONDING  SENATOR  JOHNSON'S 
NOMINATION. 

MR.  THOMAS  D.  SCHALL,  of  Minnesota. — My  Friends :  Sometime  ago 
my  little  son,  who  is  about  four  years  of  age,  crawled  upon  my  lap  and 
said:  "Daddy,  can  you  see  me  with  your  eyes?"  I  said,  "No,  Darling,  I 
cannot."  After  a  moment's  reflection  he  said,  "But  you  can  see  me  with 
your  heart,  can't  you,  Daddy?"  (Applause.) 

In  his  innocent  prattle  he  had  struck  the  keynote  of  life.  It  is  with 
the  heart  that  we  all  see.  It  is  with  the  heart  that  we  all  understand. 
The  heart  is  the  source  of  power,  the  source  of  love,  the  source  of 
everything  that  is  good  in  the  world ;  and  men  and  women  and  nations 
are  great  as  their  hearts  are  great. 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          141 

It  is  the  great  heart  of  the  enlisted  soldier  that  is  today  behind 
Hiram  Johnson.  (Applause.)  It  is  the  great  heart  of  the  American 
people  that  demand  the  nomination  of  Hiram  Johnson  in  this  Conven- 
tion. (Applause.) 

The  spirit  of  Theodore  Roosevelt  and  of  Abraham  Lincoln  here 
among  us  admonishes  us  not  to  repeat  the  mistakes  that  we  made  in 
1912  and  in  1916.  (Applause.) 

The  other  day  this  Convention  received  word  from  that  great  prophet, 
from  the  bedside  of  that  great  prophet  in  Philadelphia,  who  said  that 
this  Convention  should  nominate  the  man  in  whom  the  people  have  the 
greatest  confidence.  (Applause.)  That  can  mean  no  other  man  than 
Hiram  W.  Johnson.  (Applause.)  Everywhere  Hiram  Johnson's  name 
appeared  that  the  people  could  get  a  chance  at  it  he  was  approved  over- 
whelmingly to  be  the  man  in  whom  they  placed  their  confidence.  In  the 
centers  of  great  industrial  unrest,  even  here  in  Chicago  50,000  men  wrote 
the  name  of  Hiram  Johnson  upon  the  ballot,  a  thing  that  never  before 
had  been  done  in  the  case  of  any  man  in  this  country.  (Applause.) 

Oh,  my  friends,  there  is  no  question,  and  this  Convention  knows  it, 
but  that  this  Convention  has  already  nominated  Hiram  Johnson.  They 
have  adopted  a  platform  that  will  not  fit  any  other  candidate  before  this 
Convention.  If  they  do  nominate  any  other  man  it  will  be  a  case  of  the 
robe  of  the  lion  draped  upon  some  other  animal.  (Laughter.)  This 
Convention  has  already  pledged  itself  to  Hiram  Johnson;  it  has  shaped 
a  platform  that  fits  only  Hiram  W.  Johnson.  (Applause,  especially  from 
the  California  delegation.) 

Christ  came  to  teach  mankind.  So,  my  friends,  the  government  of 
the  United  States  was  built  upon  the  teachings  of  Christ  to  guide  the 
governments  of  the  world.  Forty  republics  have  followed  our  example 
since  144  years  ago  when  this  government  of  liberty  and  of  justice  and  of 
the  people  was  set  up  on  this  continent.  The  shot  that  was  fired  at  Lex- 
ington has  been  heard  round  the  world.  It  was  heard  in  Holland.  It 
was  heard  in  Switzerland.  It  was  heard  in  France  and  in  England  and 
in  Italy.  France  has  sung  the  Marseillaise  and  waded  through  blood  be- 
cause of  the  disillusionment  of  the  United  States.  The  Italian  people, 
tempest  tossed  through  the  influence  of  the  United  States,  are  now  under 
a  monarch  of  their  own  choice.  England  has  advanced  with  hesitating 
steps  toward  ameliorating  the  condition  of  the  less  favored  class  through 
the  inspiration  of  the  United  States.  The  chain  lightning  flashed  civiliza- 
tion to  the  home  of  he  Pyramids.  The  American  form  of  government 
has  been  the  guiding  star  for  growing  nations  everywhere.  (Applause.) 

King  Solomon,  when  asked  what  he  most  desired,  answered  that  he 
wished  the  Lord  to  give  him  a  heart  that  he  might  discern  between  right 
and  wrong.  The  teachings  of  Christ  are  that  man  should  be  less  free 


142  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

to  choose  between  right  and  wrong.  This  country,  God's  country,  was 
built  for  the  purpose  of  showing  other  nations  the  path  to  the  thousand 
years  of  peace,  the  path  of  peace  and  good  will  toward  men  on  earth. 
This  country,  in  all  fairness,  should  be  less  free  to  choose  between  right 
and  wrong.  It  must  stand  for  the  right;  it  must  help  the  right  and  con- 
demn the  wrong.  It  should  stick  closely  to  the  Ten  Commandments  and 
be  freer  to  forget,  if  you  please,  the  Fourteen  Points.  (Laughter  and 
applause.) 

America,  born  in  travail,  baptized  in  the  blood  of  patriots,  reared 
amid  privation  and  hardship,  mastering  civil  dissension,  breathed  forth  the 
might  of  justice  in  this  great  war  and  stands  today  a  Hercules  among 
nations.  (Applause.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Conven- 
tion, the  gentleman's  time  has  expired. 
Cries  of  "Go  on,  Go  on." 

MR.  THOMAS  D.  SCHALL,  of  Minnesota. — May  I  have  just  a  few  min- 
utes? 

There  were  renewed  cries  of  "Go  on"  and  "Give  him  just  a  minute 
or  two  more." 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Conven- 
tion, the  chair  is  here  simply  to  enforce  the  rules  which  the  Convention 
has  established.  They  have  limited  the  time  of  speakers  to  five  minutes 
for  each  seconding  speech.  The  time  has  been  kept  and  the  gentleman 
has  already  spoken  over  six  minutes.  If  it  is  desired  by  the  Convention 
to  take  off  the  limitation  rules  it  is  for  you  to  say. 

There  were  cries  of  "No,  No,"  accompanied  by  "Just  give  him  a 
minute  or  two  more." 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — In  the  circumstances  I  suggest  unani- 
mous consent  that  the  time  of  Representative  Schall  may  be  extended  for 
two  minutes.  (This  statement  of  the  Chairman  was  greeted  by  shouts 
of  approval.)  Representative  Schall  is  granted  two  minutes  additional. 

MR.  THOMAS  D.  SCHALL,  of  Minnesota. — I  thank  you.  My  friends, 
there  is  no  word  so  sweet  as  the  cry  that  comes  from  the  fevered  lips 
of  the  patriot.  And  as  surely  as  the  sun  rises  it  will  shine  upon  millions 
and  millions  of  open  hearts  ready  to  pour  out  the  last  drop  of  devoted 
blood  that  freedom's  home  may  be  purified.  Our  defense  today  lies  not 
in  armies  and  navies.  Not,  my  friends,  even  in  the  perfection  of  the  laws, 
for  laws  may  be  disregarded,  and  constitutions  may  be  set  aside ;  and 
disregard  of  the  laws  is  the  poison  that  eats  away  the  very  pillars 
upon  which  rise  the  temples  of  Liberty,  undermines  our  independence, 
and  is  standing  today  like  an  evil  spirit  behind  the  Stars  and  Stripes 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION         143 

ready  to  strike  when  the  moment  shall  come  even  liberty  to  the  earth 
and  hoist  in  its  place  the  black  flag  of  international  imperialism. 

You  have  the  illustration  in  the  action  of  our  President,  fresh  from 
the  vision  he  gained  on  the  mountain  top  of  autocratic  Europe,  making  an 
attempt  to  trade  our  birthright  for  a  mess  of  pottage.  But  history  is  the 
handwriting  of  God.  Men  are  the  instruments  with  which  He  writes. 
On  the  banks  of  every  nation's  rubicon  there  stands  a  czar,  but  from 
the  shadow  of  every  Valley  Forge  He  brings  forth  a  Washington ;  at  the 
sound  of  every  Sumter's  gun  He  sends  a  Lincoln ;  and  when  the  traditions, 
the  independence,  the  liberty,  the  very  sovereignty  of  your  country  was 
being  ruthlessly  shoved  aside  by  autocratic  power  He  raised  Hiram  W. 
Johnson.  (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.) 

.  THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  now  presents  to  the  Con- 
vention Mr.  Richard  Doherty  of  Jersey  City,  New  Jersey,  to  second  the 
nomination  of  Senator  Johnson.  (Applause.) 


MR.  DOHERTY  SECOXDIXG  SENATOR  JOHNSON'S 
NOMINATION. 

MR.  RICHARD  DOHERTY,  of  New  Jersey. — It  is  my  fervent  hope  that, 
during  the  brief  time  that  I  will  enjoy  and  be  honored  by  the  attention  of 
the  convention,  I  may  not  be  the  object  of  its  suspicion  or  impatience  be- 
cause of  hailing  from  New  Jersey,  whose  melancholy  distinction  it  is 
to  have  contributed  to  American,  and  un-American  history  the  activities 
of  the  eminent  publicist  who  monopolizes  the  sinister  allusions  of  your 
platform.  (Laughter.) 

And  it  is  my  further  trust  that  the  generosity  of  those  delegates  within 
hearing,  who  have  come  unpledged  and  uninstructed,  will  respect  the  ob- 
ligation that  controls  the  course  of  one  who  takes  his  place  in  this  Con- 
vention, not  with  full  personal  liberty  of  action  and  utterance,  but  to 
carry  out  the  mandate  that  a  constituency  has  very  plainly  and  solemnly 
expressed. 

I  come  hither  a  delegate  instructed  and  pledged,  content  with  a 
status  that  is  eloquent  of  advancement  in  popular  government  and  wholly 
unenvious  of  the  greater  freedom  breathed  by  the  majority  of  this  Con- 
vention— a  freedom  indeed  which  many  might  contemplate  as  the  pre- 
carious heritage  of  a  by-gone  day  when  the  imprudence  and  improvidence 
of  Republican  conventions  explained  the  defeat  of  the  very  candidates 
they  produced. 

And  to  vitalize  the  preference  expressed  by  52,000  discriminating 
Republicans  of  New  Jersey,  whose  good  fortune  it  was  to  have  their 


144  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

ballots  counted  and  credited,  I  avail  myself  of  the  present  privilege, 
not  to  offer  for  your  consideration  a  candidate  hitherto  unnamed,  but 
to  deliver  the  message  that  a  great  unselfish  electorate  on  the  sea- 
board of  the  Atlantic  awaits,  and  awaiting,  demands  the  opportunity 
to  sustain  a  candidate  from  the  distant  coast  of  the  Pacific;  that  in, 
the  harbor  of  New  York  have  spoken  those  who  would  rely  for  its 
future  thrift  on  the  proven  patriotism  and  incomparable  statesman- 
ship of  the  Golden  Gate;  that  for  the  security  and  promotion  of 
American  commercial  dominance,  the  law-abiding  industrial  interests 
of  the  East  cultivate  a  common  patriotic  cause  with  the  honest  pro- 
ductive interests  of  the  West;  that  the  judicious  and  untrammeled 
Republicans  of  New  Jersey  are  prepared  to  link  their  country's  des- 
tiny with  the  aspirations  of  a  judicious  and  untrammeled  son  of  Cali- 
fornia. And  in  this  it  has  not  been  the  distance  of  3,000  miles  that 
lent  enchantment  to  their  view  of  the  personality  and  public  perform- 
ances of  Hiram  W.  Johnson.  (Applause,  especially  enthusiastic 
among  California  delegates.)  , 

Across  the  broad  expanse  of  a  continent,  persistent,  incresent  and 
pervading,  despite  the  superannuated  methods  of  organized  politics 
and  the  innovated  prodigalities  of  organized  wealth  invoked  to  dis- 
parage it,  like  the  surging  tide  that  ignored  the  behest  of  old  King 
Canute  to  recede,  his  fame  has  extended  by  latitude  and  longitude 
over  the  face  of  his  country,  a  grateful  auspice  to  banish  all  misgiv- 
ings of  our  national  independence  and  compose  the  fears  that  the 
land  of  Washington,  Jefferson,  Jackson,  Lincoln,  Cleveland  and 
Roosevelt  under  its  unwitting  rulers  of  a  later  day,  might  ever  be 
sacrificed  a  prey  to  European  intrigue  or  Asiatic  onslaught. 

His  is  a  candidacy  that  engenders  a  reassurance  that  is  not  the 
patriotic  comfort  of  Republicans  alone;  love  of  country  jealousy  of 
American  progress,  the  sanctification  of  constitutional  government 
and  the  discouragement  of  aught  that  would  imperil  its  ascendency 
are  not  in  this  age  our  exclusive  profession;  and  I  grieve  for  that 
delegate  who  fancies  that  it  is  the  ultimate  purpose  of  this  Conven- 
tion to  exercise  the  function  of  crabbed  partisanship,  or  that  his  duty 
is  done  when  he  consults  mere  party  expediency. 

The  lapse  of  the  historic  principles  of  their  party,  blasted  and 
superseded  by  weird  propaganda,  has  bereaved  millions  of  magnani- 
mous Democrats,  lovers  of  country  and  of  its  institutions  and  senti- 
ments, of  a  recognizable  agency  through  which  henceforth  to  evince 
their  civic  allegiance.  And  these  today,  forgetful  of  the  former  dif- 
ferences resulting  from  old  questions  of  internal  economy  that  kept 
them  asunder,  focus  their  attention  and  converge  their  anticipations 
on  the  candidate  of  this  convention  prayerful  that  it  may  produce, 
under  the  Providence  of  the  God  of  Nations,  a  savior  of  American 


EDWIN  P.  THAYER,  of  Indiana 
Sergeant-at-Arms 


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ideals  endowed  with  the  head  and  heart,  the  mind  and  morals  and  the 
character  and  career  that  give  earnest  of  his  fidelity  to  the  ineffable 
traditions  of  the  first  republic  of  earth. 

Already  has  this  Convention  outgrown  its  identity  as  a  smug 
party  council.  The  august  power  here  resident  of  naming  the  one 
who,  in  all  likelihood  shall  shape  the  destiny  of  our  own  nation  dur- 
ing the  years  of  the  immediate  future,  and  who  in  consequence  of  the 
present  correlation  of  international  affairs,  may  likewise  influence  or 
divert  the  projects  of  many  a  sovereign  neighbor,  charges  this  body 
with  a  duty  more  impressive,  and  freights  it  with  a  responsibility 
more  supernal  than  any  cast  upon  it  since  the  first  conclave  wherein 
this  party  of  our  veneration  and  devotion  had  its  beginning  in  the 
travail  of  human  equality. 

The  prophet  does  not  sit  among  you  who  can  foretell  the  im- 
mensity of  the  tasks  of  statesmanship  and  national  protection  that 
may  devolve  upon  the  next  Guide  of  the  Nation.  But  we  here  know 
that  they  will  be  great,  grave  and  manifold,  and  will  call  for  a  genius, 
a  patriotism,  an  honesty  and  a  vision  no  less  than  those  possessed 
by  the  great  master  American  of  glorious  memory,  Theodore  Roose- 
velt. 

No  Roosevelt  moves  among  us,  but  if  it  be  true,  as  many  are 
wont  to  believe,  that  between  those  of  earth  and  one  who  passes  on 
there  survives  a  mystic  chain  of  sympathy  of  which  the  links  are  the 
common  thoughts  and  interests  and  aspirations  which  once  held  them 
in  the  bond  of  humanitarium  fellowship,  then  over  this  convention 
assuredly  hovers  the  spirit  of  Roosevelt — fostering,  encouraging,  and 
justifying  the  struggles  here  made  in  behalf  of  his  country's  security, 
and  if  his  noble  spirit  does  hover  above  us,  to  whom  I  ask  does  it 
point  us  in  this  moment  of  unprecedented  doubt?  (Applause,  and 
the  answer  from  the  California  delegation,  "Hiram  Johnson.") 

Who  of  all  who  have  received  mention  here  represents  the  prin- 
ciples which  he  represented?  Who  will  wage  for  righteousness  the 
fight  that  he  would  wage?  And  who  of  all  men  in  this  broad  land 
in  any  vigorous  measure  incarnates  the  spirit  of  Roosevelt  and  his 
teachings?  The  needs  of  the  hour  indeed  demand  a  Roosevelt,  and 
while  we  would  not  if  we  could  -draw  him  from  the  serenity  of  his 
Father's  bosom,  we  can  and  dp  offer  you  a  Johnson.  (Applause.) 

No  man  who  is  now  seeking  this  great  presidential  honor  has 
demonstrated  so  impressive  a  popular  approval.  His  marvelous  vote 
at  the  primaries  is  nothing  short  of  a  national  call  to  public  service. 
To  him  all  classes  and  sections  look  with  feelings  of  trustfulness  and 
hope.  The  scrupulous  leaders  of  industry  and  the  scrupulous  leaders 


146  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

of  labor  know  his  record  writ  in  the  imperishable  scroll  of  his  legisla- 
tive and   executive   accomplishments. 

To  the  worker  in  "the  mills,  the  laborer  in  the  mine,  the  trainman 
at  the  throttle,  the  farmer  in  the  field,  the  clerk  in  the  countinghouse 
his  figure  looms  large  as  a  guaranty  of  personal  and  political  rectitude. 
To  the  man  of  affairs  to  whom  order  and  stability  are  pre-posses- 
sions,  and  who  by  actual  contact  with  his  regulative  genius  or  by 
impartial  scrutiny  of  his  record  are  capable  of  a  judicious  estimation 
of  Hiram  Johnson,  he  is  the  anchor  of  honest  business,  morally  con- 
ducted; and  if  there  are  exponents  of  other  businesses  whether  called 
big  or  little,  who  do  not  know  it,  it  is  because  they  do  not  choose  to 
know. 

To  the  millions  of  mothers  and  sisters  throughout  the  land  roused 
to  a  realization  of  the  appalling  project  to  send  their  loved  ones  to 
the  carnage  of  every  European  squabble,  he  is  the  preserver  of  home, 
and  the  patron  of  life's  tenderest  affections. 

I  do  not,  after  the  usual  manner  of  such  occasions,  tell  you  of  the 
important  or  pivotal  States  he  can  carry.  If  the  political  poise  of  the 
country  permits  the  unmolested  expression  of  free  choice,  our  curi- 
osity need  concern  only  the  States  that  he  will  lose  if  any;  and  this 
convention  can  name  no  other  candidate  whose  success  can  be  at- 
tained without  straining  effort  and  close  contest. 

We  propose  him  as  a  candidate  not  for  hoped  election  but  for 
that  certain  inauguration  which  will  constitute  the  next  event  in  the 
fortunes  of  the  Republican  party  and  the  country  of  its  love  and 
unremitting  endeavor.  (Applause.)  , 

I  second  the  nomination  of  Hiram  W.  Johnson  of  California. 
(Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.) 


MR.  O'NEIL  SECONDING  SENATOR  JOHNSON'S   NOMINA- 
TION. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  will  now  hear  Mr. 
Charles  P.  O'Neil,  of  Michigan,  to  second  the  namination  of  Senator 
Johnson,  and  his  limit  of  time  is  two  minutes. 

MR.  CHARLES  P.  O'NEIL,  of  Michigan. — Mr.  Chairman,  Members  of 
the  Convention :  The  State  of  Michigan,  through  me  as  its  spokesman, 
is  proud  to  support  one  whose  ability  is  admitted  by  all;  whose  convic- 


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tions  on  great  public  questions  can  be  found  without  the  aid  of  a  search 
warrant.  (Applause,  especially  from  the  California  delegation.)  And 
whose  courage  has  permitted  him  to  stand  up  against  the  foes  of  progress 
and  popular  rights  like  the  oak  that  the  withering  blast  cannot  uproot 
or  destroy.  (Applause.) 

You  have  seen  him  in  his  own  commonwealth  rise  from  obscurity  to 
scourge  the  grafters  and  debauchers  from  the  sacred  temples  of  public 
office.  (Applause.)  You  have  seen  him  give  to  his  own  State,  a  safe, 
sound  and  wholesome  business-like  administration.  They  together  with 
millions  of  others  refuse  to  believe  he  is  radical  unless  to  be  right  is  to 
be  radical.  (Applause.)  They  together  with  millions  of  others  will  not 
spend  one  sleepless  night  of  worry  with  this  man  in  the  White  House. 
You  saw  him  come  to  our  own  State,  the  old  State  of  Michigan,  with 
neither  organization  nor  money,  with  nothing  but  his  own  sterling  char- 
acter and  unanswerable  logic  win  to  himself  the  support  of  their  people 
as  no  one  has  ever  done  since  death  laid  its  heavy  hand  upon  the  immortal 
Roosevelt.  (Applause.)  The  delegates  from  the  State  of  Michigan  are 
here  to  carry  out  the  trust  that  the  people  of  the  State  have  placed  in 
them.  They  are  here  not  to  break  faith  with  their  own  people  but  to 
support  Hiram  W.  Johnson,  not  on  one  ballot  or  two  ballots  but  loyally 
and  steadfastly  until  he  is  nominated  by  this  Convention.  (Applause, 
especially  from  the  California  delegation.)  They  recall  how  our  party 
in  its  faltering  infancy  took  from  the  then  far  west  and  placed  upon  the 
seat  of  the  mighty,  the  greatest  of  all  Americans,  Abraham  Lincoln; 
and  the  people  of  the  State  of  Michigan  with  the  same  devotion  to  our 
party  principles  and  ideals  have  taken  from  the  now  far  west  and  present 
to  this  Convention  the  greatest  living  American,  California's  illustrious 
son,  Hiram  \Y.  Johnson.  (Applause.) 


MRS.  EDSON  SECONDING  SENATOR  JOHNSON'S  NOMINATION 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  presents  Mrs.  Katherine 
Philip  Edson,  of  California,  to  second  the  nomination  of  Senator  John- 
son. She  is  entitled  under  the  rules  to  two  minutes. 

Mrs.  Edson's  appearance  on  the  platform  was  greeted  by  enthusiastic 
applause,  the  convention  rising. 

MRS.  KATHERINE  PHILIP  EDSON,  of  California. — Delegates  of  the 
Republican  National  Convention :  As  a  co-worker  with  Hiram  Johnson  for 
the  last  eight  years  in  the  great  State  of  California  I  present  him  to  you 
as  the  only  man  before  this  Convention  who  understands  the  human  prob- 
lem confronting  the  American  people.  (Applause.)  Hiram  Johnson  when 


148  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

governor  of  our  State  forced  through  the  legislature  the  amendment 
which  gave  to  the  women  of  the  State  equal  suffrage.  (Applause.) 
Before  women  had  the  vote  he  gave  to  our  State  the  first  eight-hour 
law  for  women  in  this  nation's  history.  Not  only  did  he  do  that  but  he 
put  upon  the  statute  books  of  California  the  greatest  industrial  legisla- 
tion of  any  State  in  the  union.  This  legislation  is  accepted  today  by  both 
employers  and  workers  of  the  State,  and  today  I  think  California  holds 
the  proud  position  of  having  enjoyed  more  industrial  peace  with  less  in- 
dustrial unrest  than  any  other  State  in  the  union  of  anything  like  its 
industrial  development.  (Applause.) 

Xow,  my  friends,  I  wish  to  call  your  attention  to  a  very  practical 
Republican  problem :  During  the  last  campaign  when  we  went  before  this 
nation  we  lost  ten  of  the  twelve  suffrage  States  of  the  union.  \Ve 
therefore  ask  you  to  nominate  a  man  who  understands  the  great  humani- 
tarian problems  of  this  country  in  which  the  women  of  the  nation  are 
interested,  and  therefore  we  ask  you  to  send  us  out  into  the  nation  with 
a  candidate  we  can  support  with  whole  heart  and  clean  hands, — Hiram  W. 
Johnson.  (Applause.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
resume  calling  the  roll  of  States  for  nominations  for  the  presidency. 

A   READING   CLERK    (MR.   WILL   A.   WAITE,    of    Michigan). — Colorado, 
Connecticut — 

MR.  J.  HENRY  RORABACK,  of  Connecticut. — Mr.  Chairman,  Connecticut 
yields  to  Massachusetts.  (Applause.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Has  Massachusetts  a  candidate  to  pre- 
sent.? 

Hon.  Frederick  H.  Gillett,  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives, 
advanced  to  the  front  of  the  platform,  and  was  greeted  by  great  applause. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Honorable  Frederick  H.  Gillett,  Speaker 
of  the  House  of  Representatives,  will  present  the  name  of  Governor 
Calvin  Coolidge,  of  Massachusetts.  (Applause.) 


MR.   GILLETT   NOMINATING   GOVERNOR   COOLIDGE 

MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts. — Mr.  Chairman,  mem- 
bers of  the  Convention :  Our  candidate  is  a  man  of  few  words,  and  in 
that  respect  I  shall  imitate  him.  (Applause.)  And  I  only  wish  that  I 
could  imitate  his  effective  use  of  words. 


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A  year  ago  hardly  a  person  outside  of  New  England  knew,  or  perhaps 
cared,  who  was  governor  of  Massachusetts.  Today  every  man  and  woman 
in  this  vast  audience,  every  lover  of  order  and  liberty  throughout  the 
United  States,  knows  and  rejoices  that  the  Governor  of  Massachusetts 
is  Calvin  Coolidge.  (Applause.) 

Opportunity — which  knocks  once  at  every  man's  door — came  to  him 
and  found  him  waiting  her  summons ;  calm,  courageous,  resolute  to  do 
his  duty  though  the  Heavens  fall.  And  he  did  it  so  well,  he  met  his  great 
opportunity  with  so  masterful  a  spirit  as  to  send  a  thrill  of  admiration 
through  every  community  in  the  land,  and  every  honest  man  felt  safer 
because  there  was  such  a  Governor  as  Coolidge.  (Applause.) 

Isn't  that  the  type  of  man  you  want  for  President  today?  Nominate 
him  and  you  rally  behind  him  that  underlying  devotion  to  our  public 
security,  that  faith  in  our  Republican  institutions  which  when  once  aroused 
is  over-powering  and  irresistable.  He  is  supported  by  no  special  class 
or  interest,  but  he  attracts  all  those  who  believe  that  "obedience  to  law 
is  liberty,"  who  wish  this  to  be  "a  government  of  laws  and  not  of  men." 
(Applause.) 

Just  to  do  his  duty  well  has  been  his  life's  characteristic.  None  has 
been  too  small  for  his  painstaking,  conscientious  care ;  none  has  risen  too 
large  for  his  ability  or  his  courage.  I  believe  there  is  no  burden  or  honor 
you  can  place  on  him  of  which  he  is  not  worthy.  (Applause.) 

A  boyhood  on  a  lonely  farm  in  Vermont  bred  in  him  industry,  frugal- 
ity, self-reliance.  The  granite  hills  seem  to  have  moulded  his  grave,  in- 
domitable character.  Family  self-denial  gave  him  a  college  education  at 
Amherst  to  broaden  his  native  talents.  Then  he  practiced  law.  But  his 
neighbors  soon  recognized  the  value  of  this  quiet,  sagacious  man,  and 
drafted  him  into  public  service,  and  he  glided  from  one  useful  station 
to  another  till  he  reached  the  highest  office  of  our  State.  He  is  not  showy^ 
or  spectacular,  but  he  never  disappoints.  The  limelight  attracts  him  less 
than  the  midnight  oil.  (Applause.).  No  audiences  ever  fail  to  listen  to 
his  weighty  sentences,  and  when  they  go  away  they  vote  as  he  has  talked. 
A  poor  man,  living  in  the  most  frugal  simplicity,  he  always  had  "the  con- 
fidence and  support  of  the  working  people,  yet  rich  and  poor  are  to  him 
alike  equal  before  the  law.  He  never  "crooks  the  pregnant  hinges  of  the 
knee"  before  pretentious  power,  nor  stiffens  his  neck  in  pride  before  lowly 
weakness;  but  he  holds  the  even  tenor  of  his  upright  way,  following  his 
pol-star  of  duty.  (Applause.) 

Would  it  not  be  a  restful  change  to  see  such  a  man  in  the  White 
House  today?  (Applause.)  His  straight-forward  personality  would  clear 
the  murky  atmosphere  of  \Yashington  like  a  bracing  northern  breeze.  We 


150  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

have  been  fed  long  enough  on  glittering  rhetoric  and  extravagant  novelties 
and  rainbow-tinted  dreams.  We  need  an  era  of  hard  sense  and  old  free- 
dom. We  need  to  re-invigorate  the  homely,  orderly  virtues  which  have 
made  America  great.  (Applause.) 

Do  you  demand  for  your  candidate  a  man  of  native  ability?  Take 
him  who,  an  unknown  country  lawyer,  won  the  confidence  of  the  legis- 
lature in  his  first  term.  Do  you  want  a  profound  political  thinker?  Take 
the  author  of  that  inspiring  volume  "Have  Faith  in  Massachusetts."  Do 
you  want  courage?  Take  the  Governor  who,  just  before  an  election,  sent 
the  dauntless  message :  "There  is  no  right  to  strike  against  the  public 
safety  by  anybody  anywhere  any  time."  (Applause.)  Do  you  want  a 
winner?  Take  the  "man  who  has  never  concealed  his  convictions,  who 
has  never  lowered  his  standards  and  who  has  never  known  defeat. 

I  have  not  a  word  of  depreciation  for  the  splendid  men  whose  names 
have  been  put  in  nomination.  (Applause.)  I  can  follow  any  one  of 
these  veterans  with  enthusiasm  and  confidence.  (Applause,  loud  and 
prolonged.)  But  it  is  to  the  glory  of  the  Republican  Party  that  there 
constantly  emerge  from  the  ranks  young  men  able  to  bear  forward  our 
banner  to  new  glory.  Such  a  man  is  our  Governor.  He  is  patient  as 
Lincoln,  silent  as  Grant,  diplomatic  as  McKinley,  with  the  political  in- 
stinct of  Roosevelt.  His  character  is  as  firm  as  the  mountains  of  his 
native  State.  Like  them  his  head  is  above  the  clouds  and  he  stands  un- 
shaken amid  the  tumult  and  the  storm. 

I  nominate  for  President,  Calvin  Coolidge  of  Massachusetts.  (Ap- 
plause, loud  and  prolonged,  the  Massachusetts  delegation  rising  and  giv- 
ing "three  cheers  for  Coolidge.") 


MRS.   PFEIFFER   SECONDING   GOVERNOR   COOLIDGE'S 
NOMINATION. 

THE  "  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — I  present  Mrs.  Alexandra  Carlisle 
Pfeiffer,  who  will  second  the  nomination  of  Governor  Coolidge.  Under 
the  rules  she  is  entitled  to  five  minutes. 

As  Mrs.  Pfeiffer  advanced  to  the  front  of  the  platform  the  delegates 
and  alternates  stood  and  cheered. 

MRS.  ALEXANDRA  CARLISLE  PFEIFFER,  of  Massachusetts. — Calvin  Cool- 
idge, a  real  American,  born  on  the  fourth  of  July  (applause)  has  endeared 
himself  to  every  man,  woman  and  child  in  the  State  which  he  governs 


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because  of  his  steadfast  belief  in  the  real  things  of  life — home,  people, 
country.  (Applause.) 

He  is  a  man  of  deeds,  not  words. 

He  believes  in  courage,  in  co-operation,  not  domination. 

He  has  faith — faith  in  Lincoln's  plain  people.     (Applause.) 

He  is  a  student  of  men;  he  has  become  a  leader  of  men  by  being 
a  follower  of  truth. 

He  is  as  simple  in  his  private  life  as  any  other  working  man. 

He  has  walked  humbly  in  high  places  without  pomp  or  ceremony. 

Because  he  has  remained  a  plain  human  man,  lived  as  plain  people 
live,  felt  the  same  difficulties,  hoped  the  same  hopes,  he  is  not  merely 
trusted,  he  is  loved.  (Applause.) 

He  has  used  his  influence  and  authority  for  social  progress,  not  for 
social  oppression. 

In  Calvin  Coolidge  every  home,  high  or  low,  has  a  friend. 

Every  working  man  and  working  woman  has  not  merely  a  Governor, 
but  a  brother.  (Applause.) 

And  every  mother  thinks  of  him  as  the  first  Governor  in  America  to 
demand  the  establishment  of  a  system  of  maternity  benefits  for  mothers 
and  care  for  their  children,  our  future  citizens. 

He  stands  on  the  threshold  of  America,  Plymouth  Rock;  his  feet 
firmly  placed,  his  eyes  sweeping  the  national  horizon  with  complete  un- 
derstanding. 

His  love  of  his  country  is  like  the  love  of  mother. 

He  serves  her  tenderly,  loyally,  faithfully,  with  respect  for  her  best 
traditions.  He  guards  her  glorious  future  jealously.  He  is  such  a  son  as 
any  mother  would  be  proud  to  own.  (Applause.) 

Stand  by  him,  as  the  real  spirit  of  Americanism,  such  as  we  would 
teach  to  our  children. 

If  you  ask  what  the  nation  most  needs  today,  it  is  the  simplicity  in 
private  and  in  public  life  of  Calvin  Coolidge ;  the  fidelity  in  public  service 
of  Calvin  Coolidge ;  the  loyalty  to  American  institutions  of  government 
of  Calvin  Coolidge;  and  the  humanity  in  public  deeds  of  Calvin  Cool- 
idge. (Applause,  members  of  the  Massachusetts  delegation  standing  and 
giving  three  cheers  for  Calvin  Coolidge.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
continue  the  calling  of  the  roll  of  States  for  nominations  for  candidates 
for  the  Presidency. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  WILL  A.  WAITE,  of  Michigan). — Taking  up 
where  I  left  off  I  will  read:  Delaware? 


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MR.  L.  HEISLER  BALL,  of  Delaware. — Delaware  passes. 
THE  READING  CLERK. — Florida? 

MR.  THOMAS  GEROW,  of  Florida. — Florida  yields  to  North  Carolina. 
(Applause.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Has  North  Carolina  a  nomination  to 
present? 

MR.  E.  A.  LINNEY,  of   North   Carolina. — Yes ;   and   former   Senator 
Marion  Butler  is  now  in  his  way  to  the  platform. 


MR.   BUTLER   NOMINATING  JUDGE   PRITCHARD. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  presents  former  Senator 
Marion  Butler,  of  North  Carolina,  who  will  nominate  Judge  Pritchard  as 
a  candidate  for  President. 

MR.  MARION  BUTLER,  of  North  Carolina. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  Convention.  The  South  since  the  Civil  War  has  lifted 
itself  from  the  depths  of  economic  prostration  to  a  high  plane  of  ma- 
terial prosperity.  We  are,  however,  still  the  victims  of  political  condi- 
tions growing  out  of  that  war,  the  evil  consequences  of  which  affect  not 
only  us,  but  the  whole  country.  The  health  of  the  national  body  politic, 
the  welfare  of  the  whole  nation  demands  that  those  evil  conditions  be 
removed,  demands  the  political  emancipation  of  our  great  section,  in 
order  that  our  people  may  be  in  a  position  to  help  do  their  part  through 
national  unity  for  the  preservation  of  our  institutions  and  for  the  pro- 
tection forever  of  our  sovereignty.  When  the  Blue  and  the  Gray  joined 
hands  for  the  Stars  and  Stripes  to  deliver  the  oppressed  people  of  Cuba 
from  bondage,  we  thought  sectionalism  was  dead. 

When  President  McKinley,  placing  flowers  upon  Confederate  graves 
in  the  South  on  Decoration  Day,  said  that  the  courage  and  heroism  and 
patriotism  of  the  Southern  soldier,  together  with  the  courage  and  patriot- 
ism of  the  Northern  soldier,  were  alike  the  proud  heritage  of  a  common 
country,  he  sent  a  thrill  through  every  heart  in  the  nation.  Again  we 
felt  sure  that  sectionalism  was  dead.  Again,  the  descendants  of  the  Gray 
joined  hands  with  the  descendants  of  the  Blue  and  vied  with  each  other 
in  national  unity  to  win  the  great  World  War,  and  win  it  we  did. 

Marshal  Foch,  the  Commander-in-Chief  of  our  Allied  Forces,  has 
dedicated  to  the  world,  and  placed  upon  the  walls  of  the  Invalides  around 
the  tomb  of  the  great  Napoleon,  his  field  maps  showing  the  movements 
of  the  Allied  Forces  each  day  after  the  arrival  of  the  American  troops 


JACOB  L.   BABLER,  of  Missouri 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


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on  the  scene  of  action.  That  series  of  field  maps  show  that  at  every 
point  where  the  American  soldiers  were  placed,  the  advance  of  the  allied 
lines  each  day  was  steady  as  fate.  There  is  one  great  star  point  on  that 
farthest  advance  line  which  will  forever  hold  the  attention  of  every  citi- 
zen in  the  world.  It  is  the  point  where  the  30th  American  Division,  co'm- 
posed  of  Southern  Infantry  regiments  made  up  of  the  flower  of  the  man- 
hood of  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina  and  Tennessee,  (applause),  with 
the  Stars  and  Stripes  aloft,  charged  and  broke  the  impregnable  Hinden- 
burg  line.  Those  heroes  in  that  hour  and  by  the  same  token  wiped  out 
the  last  vestige  of  Mason's  Dixon's  line  (applause)  and  wrote  in  their 
own  blood  "Union,  One  and  Indestructible,  Now  and  Forever."  (Ap- 
plause.) 

If  this  did  not  kill  sectionalism,  then  in  God's  name  let  us  do  it  here 
today.  The  opportunity  is  before  us  and  duty  calls  upon  the  Republican 
Party  to  seize  it. 

One  who  has  not  been  in  the  South  during  the  past  two  years  can  not 
realize  the  breadth  and  depth  of  independent  thought  and  feeling  that  has 
grown  out  of  this  great  World  War.  The  soldier  boys  of  the  South 
have  returned  home  and  become  leaders  in  every  neighborhood  for 
Americanism,  and  they  are  ready  to  dedicate  their  efforts  at  home  and 
join  in  a  great  civic  army  to  perform  the  same  patriotic  service  to  our 
country  and  institutions  at  home  which  they  performed  on  foreign  battle- 
fields. The  fathers  and  mothers  of  those  boys  have  also  today  the  same 
patriotic  spirit.  They  are  now  seeking  a  way  to  help  serve  America  at 
home.  They  realize  that  during  this  great  World  War  and,  indeed,  dur- 
ing the  last  eight  years,  this  country  has  suffered  from  the  most  monu- 
mental maladministration  ever  recorded  in  history.  (Cries  of  "Good.") 
They  are  not  only  aroused  at  such  maladministration,  but  they  are  today 
tremendously  aroused  at  the  effort  on  the  part  of  a  Democratic  admin- 
istration to  surrender  our  sovereignty  to  a  foreign  power.  (Cheers  and 
applause.)  The  Southern  men  and  women,  the  parents  of  our  soldiers, 
are  ready  today  to  enlist  under  the  banner  of  the  Republican  Party  in 
the  interest  of  Americanism. 

There  is  but  one  thing,  my  friends,  that  will  make  the  South  Repub- 
lican. Thousands  of  our  most  patriotic  men  and  women  are  still  de- 
terred by  the  cry  of  the  Democratic  politician  that  the  Republican  party 
is  a  sectional  party  and  hates  the  South  and  our  people.  If  the  Republican 
Party  today  can  wrest  from  those  Democratic  leaders  that  last  weapon 
of  falsehood  and  prejudice,  the  solid  South  is  ready  to  crumble.  (Ap- 
plause.) The  Republican  Party  can  do  this  country  and  the  South  that 
service  today,  but  it  requires  action  and  not  words.  The  one  thing  that 
would  knock  the  shackles  from  the  South  would  be  the  recognition  of 
the  South  on  the  national  Republican  ticket. 


154  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

Today  we  offer  you  a  man  from  the  South.  We  offer  you  a  man 
born  in  the  Appalachian  Mountains  of  Tennessee,  who  brought  himself 
up  in  the  mountains  of  North  Carolina,  a  man  who  is  a  full-sized  Ameri- 
can, an  American  without  reservations — Judge  Jeter  Conley  Pritchard,  of 
North  Carolina.  (Cheers.)  He  is  the  peer  of  any  man  in  these  United 
States  today  (applause)  in  character,  ability,  and  every  qualification  for 
the  great  office  of  President.  (Applause.) 

Judge  Pritchard  carried  North  Carolina  and  was  elected  twice  to  the 
United  States  Senate.  In  the  Senate  he  was  not  only  North  Carolina's 
Senator,  but  he  was  the  Senator  of  the  whole  South,  a  Senator  that  North 
Carolina  and  the  whole  South  is  proud  of. 

Judge  Pritchard  today  serves  as  presiding  judge  of  the  United  States 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals,  a  position  to  which  he  was  appointed  by 
President  Roosevelt,  and  a  place  which  he  graces  with  distinction  to  him- 
self and  the  bench  and  bar  to  the  far  ends  of  the  country. 

Fellow  citizens,  this  Southern  man  is  a  typical  American  of  full  size, 
who  has  not  only  performed  his  duty  in  the  high  office  of  United  States 
Senator  and  in  the  great  position  of  Circuit  Judge,  but  he  has  served  on 
a  number  of  the  most  important  arbitration  boards  settling  contests  be- 
tween capital  and  labor  that  have  ever  been  convened  in  this  country.  In 
1914  when  a  great  labor  strike  on  all  the  great  railroads  from  Chicago  to 
the  Pacific  Ocean  was  threatened,  that  would  have  tied  up  half  the  rail- 
roads of  the  country,  we  looked  over  this  whole  country  for  the  man 
to  act  as  neutral  arbitrator  and  chairman  of  the  board.  The  man  se- 
lected was  Judge  Jeter  C.  Pritchard.  He  sat  here  in  this  town  for  six 
months  performing  that  great  duty  to  his  country.  His  decision  in  settling 
that  strike  was  so  wise  and  just  that  it  commanded  the  confidence  of  both 
labor  and  capital.  A  great  duty  was  thrust  upon  this  man.  He  rose  to 
it;  he  met  it  and  he  served  labor  and  he  served  capital,  and  he  served 
the  whole  country.  (Applause.) 

A  man  who  can  perform  such  a  service  as  that  has  proved  himself 
to  be  the  kind  of  man  needed  for  President  of  these  United  States  today 
and  tomorrow. 

Fellow  citizens,  there  is  a  situation  in  this  country  today  that  de- 
mands the  attention  of  the  leaders  of  the  Republican  Party  and  all  pat- 
riots and  statesmen.  We  have  a  condition  in  this  country  today  that 
threatens  a  number  of  Republican  states.  For  reasons  that  I  will  not 
take  time  to  mention,  we  know  that  there  are  certain  Republican  states 
that  we  may  lose.  Where  are  we  going  to  get  the  states  to  take  their 
place?  In  the  great  South,  blessed  with  a  great  people  and  a  wonderful 
citizenship,  the  states  are  ready  and  ripe  for  Republicanism.  The  Repub- 


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lican  Party  needs  these  states.  Nominate  on  your  national  ticket  today 
Judge  Jeter  C.  Pritchard,  and  he  will  carry  not  only  North  Carolina, 
his  native  state,  which  he  has  carried  twice  before,  but  he  will  carry 
his  own  state  of  Tennessee,  where  he  first  saw  the  light.  He  will  not 
only  carry  those  two  great  state,  but  the  states  of  Virginia,  Kentucky  and 
Maryland  will  also  line  up  in  the  Republican  column.  (Applause.)  And 
not  only  those  states,  but  the  states  of  Alabama,  Georgia  and  Texas  will 
be  on  the  way.  (Applause.) 

Fellow  Citizens,  the  time  is  ripe  for  Republican  principles  and  poli- 
cies, and  such  recognition  under  the  leadership  of  such  a  man  will  bring 
them  into  the  Republican  column. 

His  rugged  character,  his  native  wisdom,  his  big  heart  and  his  su- 
preme courage  are  stamped  on  every  act  of  his  public  and  private  life, 
and  Judge  Jeter  Conley  Pritchard  would  today  make  the  greatest  run- 
ning platform  which  the  Republican  Party  can  offer  to  the  country.  The 
party  needs  him  for  its  candidate  and  the  country  needs  him  for  Presi- 
dent. Nominate  him  and  the  supremacy  of  our  party  is  assured.  (Ap- 
plause ;  the  North  Carolina  delegation  rising  and  cheering  for  Pritchard.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  will  continue  the  call  of 
states. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  WILL  A.  WAITE,  of  Michigan). — Georgia, 
Idaho,  Illinois,  Indiana,  Iowa,  Kansas,  Kentucky,  Louisiana,  Maine,  Mary- 
land, Michigan,  Massachusetts,  Minnesota,  Mississippi,  Missouri,  Montana, 
Nebraska,  Nevada,  New  Hampshire,  New  Jersey,  New  Mexico,  New 
York— 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Mr.  Ogden  Mills,  of  New  York,  who 
will  present  the  name  of  Nicholas  Murray  Butler.  (Applause.) 


MR.  MILLS  NOMINATING  MR.  BUTLER. 

MR.  MILLS,  of  New  York. — Mr.  Chairman,  Fellow  Delegates,  Ladies 
and  Gentlemen :  Two  outstanding  facts  stamp  this  Convention  as  almost 
unique  in  character  and  more  momentous  in  its  consequences  than  any 
that  have  preceded  it.  Never  since  the  election  of  Lincoln  have  prob- 
lems of  such  vital  import  to  our  national  life  demanded  wise  leadership 
and  awaited  solution,  While  met  ostensibly  to  nominate  a  candidate,  we 
shall  before  we  separate  have  in  reality  chosen  a  President.  (Applause.) 

This  is,  my  friends,  as  great  a  responsibility  as  ever  confronted  a 
gathering  of  patriotic  Americans.  We  must  approach  our  task  in  a 


156  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

spirit  which  transcends  all  narrow,  selfish  or  sectional  regards  and  rises 
superior  to  personal  prejudice,  political  enmity,  even  to  lifelong  friend- 
ship. We  are  not  concerned  with  any  man's  place  of  residence,  or  his 
occupation,  or  his  previous  public  offices.  We  are  concerned  with  fit- 
ness alone.  Fitness  is  availability. 

A  mighty  war  has  shaken  the  foundations  of  civilization,  destroyed 
the  political  structure  of  a  great  continent,  shattered  the  highly  devel- 
oped and  sensitive  economic  system  of  the  modern  world,  and  left  in  its 
train  economic,  social  and  political  problems,  national  and  international, 
so  fundamental  and  complex  that  the  world  today  may  be  said  to  be 
groping  in  its  search  for  light.  This  is  more  true  of  Europe  than  of 
the  United  States ;  but  even  our  victorious,  powerful  and  independent 
nation  is  not  free  from  the  heavy  burdens  of  the  day,  as  evidenced  by 
widespread  unrest,  industrial  strife,  a  high  cost  of  living  that  bears  with 
constantly  increasing  weight  on  every  family,  a  staggering  load  of  taxes, 
decreased  production  and  business  hesitation,  and  a  feeling  of  doubt  and 
lack  of  direction  experienced  not  only  in  respect  of  domestic  questions 
but  of  international  policy,  and  which  has  led  some  in  despair  to  ques- 
tion our  institutions  themselves. 

Face  to  face  with  these  problems,  what  manner  of  man  must  this 
new  President  be? 

First  and  foremost,  an  American  to  the  bone  (applause),  not  merely 
an  American  by  birth  or  education,  but  one  so  imbued  with  the  underlying 
moral  and  political  principles  upon  which  America  rests,  so  steeped  in 
her  traditions,  so  devoted  to  her  ideals  and  institutions,  that  no  power 
on  earth  can  cause  him  to  abandon  the  secure  foundations  established 
by  the  Fathers. 

He  must  be  constructively-minded;  a  builder,  not  a  destroyer.  There 
has  been  enough  of  destruction.  The  courageous  critic,  the  merciless 
exposer  of  abuses  is  a  valuable  public  servant,  but  he  is  at  his  best  in 
opposition,  and  the  next  President  will  lead  a  powerful  majority  and  must 
do  more  than  expose  abuses;  he  must  reform  them. 

The  shock  of  war  has  shaken  the  established  order  and  let  loose 
many  strange  cross  currents  and  eddies ;  but  basic,  economic  forces  con- 
tinue to  exert  their  enduring  influence.  No  man  can  deal  with  the  busi- 
ness, financial  and  economic  problems  of  today  in  their  wider  aspects  in 
the  light  of  the  mere  personal  experience  of  yesterday,  unless  that  ex- 
perience is  fortified  by  knowledge  which  comes  only  from  intense  study 
of  fundamental  factors  and  laws.  The  problems  of  the  high  cost  of 
living,  of  increased  agricultural  and  industrial  production,  of  the  future 
of  our  transportation  system,  of  the  development  of  our  foreign  com- 


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merce,  and  of  the  general  business  prosperity — all  demand  a  trained  mind 
of  the  highest  order. 

He  must  be  a  tried  executive,  but  he  must  be  much  more  than  an 
administrator;  for  the  raising  of  our  educational  standards,  the  protec- 
tion of  the  health  of  the  nation,  the  harmonizing  of  apparently  conflicting 
interests,  the  calming  of  unrest,  and  the  promotion  of  the  general  wel- 
fare, call  not  only  for  a  sympathetic  attitude,  but  a  social  understanding 
based  on  experience  and  a  direct  and  intimate  contact  with  the  life  of 
the  people. 

No  man  should  be  President  today  who  has  not  a  clean-cut  concep- 
tion of  our  international  relations  and  of  our  traditional  foreign  policy. 
Ours  has  never  been  a  position  of  isolation,  nor  can  it  be  in  the  future. 
Charged  as  he  is  with  the  difficult  duty  of  directing  our  foreign  policy 
and  of  dealing  with  foreign  governments,  a  President  who  has  not  at 
his  disposal  a  knowledge  of  world  politics  and  of  diplomatic  practice, 
will  be  seriously  handicapped,  and  to  that  extent  will  handicap  the  na- 
tion. Never  again  must  the  United  States  suffer  as  it  has  in  the  last 
eighteen  months  from  unbalanced  and  inexperienced  leadership.  If 
America's  duties  to  the  world  are  to  be  performed,  if  American  rights 
are  at  all  times  to  be  preserved,  our  Chief  Executive  must  have  thought, 
and  thought  deeply,  not  of  America  splendidly  isolated  and  immersed  in 
domestic  concerns,  but  of  America  in  its  relations  to  the  peoples  of  the 
earth  struggling  and  striving  as  we  are  toward  the  dawn  of  a  better  day. 

Finally,  he  can  not  be  sectional,  but  must  be  national  in  his  antece- 
dents and  interests.  He  can  not  belong  to  any  one  part  of  the  country, 
but  must  know  and  be  known  to  all. 

Of  all  the  distinguished  names  presented  to  you  for  your  considera- 
tion, there  is  only  one  candidate  who  satisfactorily  meets  all  of  these 

tests. 

Nicholas  Murray  Butler  does !     (Applause.) 

He  was  born  in  New  Jersey,  was  brought  up  under  the  tradition  of 
Alexander  Hamilton  in  the  very  city  which  Hamilton  himself  founded 
to  illustrate  how  the  nation  could  establish  economic  as  well  as  political 
independence.  The  product  of  the  American  public  school  and  college,  he 
has  since  his  earliest  days  been  an  earnest  student  of  the  American  Con- 
stitution, and  no  layman  in  his  writings  and  utterances  has  contributed 
more  to  a  proper  understanding  of  the  value  and  fundamental  principles 
of  that  basic  instrument  of  government,  nor  has  any  man  been  more  ear- 
nest in  its  defense  against  the  attacks  of  those  who  sought  to  undermine 
it.  His  book,  "Why  Should  We  Change  Our  Form  of  Government,"  has 


158  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

been  described  as  the  most  important  contribution  to  political  theory  in 
many  years,  while  his  words  in  1919  are  a  ringing  declaration  of  laith : 

"The  Declaration  of  Independence  rings  as  true  today  as  it  did  in 
1776.  The  Constitution  remains  the  surest  and  safest  foundation  for  a 
free  government  that  the  wit  of  man  has  yet  devised.  Faithful  adher- 
ence to  these  strong  and  enduring  foundations  and  a  high  purpose  to 
apply  the  fundamental  principles  of  American  life,  with  sympathy  and 
open-mindedness  to  each  new  problem  that  presents  itself,  will  give  us  a 
people  increasingly  prosperous,  increasingly  happy  and  increasingly  se- 
cure." 

I  know  of  no  man  who  is  more  constructively-minded  than  Dr. 
Butler.  Throughout  many  years  of  public  and  private  activity  in  dealings 
with  far-reaching  problems  in  education,  in  business,  in  social  organi- 
zation and  in  practical  politics,  he  has  never  rested  content  with  mere 
destructive  criticism,  but  has  ever  sought  a  positive  solution.  In  many  of 
our  party  platforms,  with  which  you  are  familiar,  he  has  invariably  con- 
tributed the  note  of  construction  and  progress  in  definite  and  concrete 
language.  This  quality  has  been  recognized  by  every  President  since 
Harrison  with  the  exception  of  Cleveland  and  Wilson.  A  leading  advo- 
cate of  the  reform  of  our  Federal  finances  for  many  years,  he  has  led 
the  fight  for  the  establishment  of  an  executive  budget,  and  has  had  the 
satisfaction  of  seeing  this  great  measure  of  fiscal  reform  adopted  by  a 
Republican  Congress.  While  repeatedly  declining  to  accept  public  office, 
for  many  years  the  Republican  Party  in  the  State  of  New  York  has 
turned  to  him  for  advice  and  suggestion  when  confronted  with  difficult 
problems  of  government.  In  national  affairs  he  has  been  aptly  termed 
"the  wheel-horse  of  the  Republican  Party." 

He  is  a  tried  and  proved  executive.  He  has  been  the  executive  head 
for  longer  or  shorter  periods  for  a  dozen  different  organizations  or  un- 
dertakings, all  of  which  have  been  successful.  As  president  of  Columbia 
University  for  more  than  twenty  years,  he  has  been  the  administrator 
of  a  great  business — a  business  comprising  a  group  of  corporations  rep- 
resenting an  investment  of  $70,000,000,  engaging  the  services  of  approxi- 
mately 2,500  persons,  with  an  annual  budget  of  more  than  $6,500,000,  for 
the  care  and  instruction  of  30,000  men  and  women.  This  is  not  the  work 
of  an  academic  specialist,  but  one  requiring  rare  qualities  of  judgment 
and  executive  ability.  Twice  he  has  been  urged  to  become  the  Republi- 
can candidate  for  Mayor  of  New  York;  he  has  been  urged  twice  to  be- 
come the  candidate  for  Governor  of  New  York,  and  twice  he  has  declined. 
That  is  what  we  think  of  him  as  an  executive  and  leader  in  the  Empire 
State.  (Applause.) 

The  following  words  taken  from  his  "Program  of  Constructive  Pro- 
gress" are  those  of  a  man  of  a  progressive  social  point  of  view  and  one 


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who  has  reached  his  conclusions  through  personal  contacts  and  knowl- 
edge of  men: 

"Quickened  public  intelligence  and  enlightened  public  conscience  are 
moving  steadily  throughout  the  world  toward  a  fuller  appreciation  of 
man's  obligation  to  his  fellow  and  of  society's  responsibility  for  the  un- 
fortunate, the  dependent,  and  the  unemployed.  These  are  not,  as  is  often 
taught,  problems  of  a  class  or  for  a  class;  they  are  problems  of  and  for  a 
true  democracy  inspired  by  human  kindness  and  human  sympathy." 

For  example,  as  President  of  the  University  Settlement  on  the  East 
Side  of  New  York,  Butler  acquired  years  ago  that  intimate  association 
with'  the  East  Side  population  which  enabled  him  to  understand  their 
habits  of  thought,  traditions  and  aspirations.  Read  "The  Real  Labor 
Problem"  by  Butler,  and  you  will  read  the  words  of  one  who  approaches 
the  problem  of  industrial  unrest,  not  as  a  partisan,  not  as  a  theorist,  but 
as  an  optimistic  American  who  knows  what  he  is  talking  about,  is  sat- 
isfied that  the  differences  between  capital  and  labor  are  not  irreconcilable, 
but  that  with  courage  and  constructive  thought  we  can  achieve  that  unity 
which  is  essential  to  the  national  welfare.  (Applause.) 

Butler's  grasp  of  economic  facts  and  forces  is  thorough  and  intimate. 
He  knows  the  nation's  basic  industries  in  manufacturing,  in  agriculture, 
and  in  mining,  at  first  hand  throughout  the  United  States,  and  is  per- 
sonally familiar  with  business  and  labor  conditions  as  well  as  with  plans 
of  industrial  organization  in  all  the  leading  industries  East  and  West. 
For  years  he  has  insisted  upon  the  shifting  of  emphasis  from  questions 
of  mere  political  organization  to  questions  of  economic  organization,  pro- 
duction and  distribution,  and  has  pointed  out  the  danger  to  a  constitutional 
form  of  government  unless  these  new  tendencies  were  grasped,  under- 
stood and  properly  directed. 

I  have  said  that  no  man  should  be  President  who  has  not  a  clean-cut 
conception  of  our  international  relations,  and  of  our  traditional  foreign 
policy.  For  thirty  years  Murray  Butler  has  been  a  serious  student  of  in- 
ternational relations  and  policies.  He  knows  Europe,  European  problems 
and  European  politics,  as  a  man  can  only  know  who  has  visited  Europe 
with  that  end  in  view.  He  knows  the  leading  statesmen,  not  only  of  the 
great  powers  of  Europe,  but  of  the  leading  South  American  republics  per- 
sonally, and  he  is  on  such  intimate  terms  with  them  that  he  is  able  to 
estimate  their  force,  their  character  and  their  intentions.  He  has  been 
one  of  the  active  members  of  that  group  that  has  steadfastly  advocated 
the  establishment  of  international  co-operation  around  an  international 
court,  which  we  may  truly  describe  as  a  Republican  doctrine.  No  man  is 
better  qualified  by  training  and  experience  to  give  that  wise  leadership 
that  is  so  necessary  to  the  re-establishment  of  a  sound,  consistent  and  vig- 
orously American  foreign  policy. 


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My  friends,  it  has  been  said  on  this  platform  today  that  only  one 
man  can  stand  on  the  platform  which  you  adopted  yesterday.  I  am  glad 
that  the  candidate  from  California  can  consistently  stand  on  that  plat- 
form. (Applause.)  But  I  want  to  say  this,  that  Nicholas  Murray  Butler 
can  stand  on  the  plank  written  by  Elihu  Root  and  accepted  by  this  Con- 
vention without  crossing  a  "t."  (Applause.) 

Few,  if  any,  Americans,  not  in  high  public  office,  are  so  well  known 
throughout  the  United  States,  and  few  have  traveled  so  completely  in  all 
the  States  and  Territories.  Before  he  was  thirty  he  had  spoken  in  public 
in  every  State  and  Territory  in  the  Union,  and  he  has  made  it  a  lifelong 
practice  to  keep  in  close  touch  with  business,  social  and  political  conditions 
of  all  parts 'of  the  United  States.  It  may  fairly  be  said  that  he  is  as  well 
known  in  the  States  of  California  and  Washington  as  in  the  States  of 
New  York  and  New  Jersey. 

A  thinker  who  does  not  make  his  thoughts  his  master ;  an  idealist 
who  does  not  make  dreams  his  aim ;  a  man  whose  ambition  is  deeds,  not 
words,  and  who  has  realized  that  ambition  in  practice ;  a  believer  first  and 
last  in  his  country  and  its  institutions,  Nicholas  Murray  Butler  is  a  truly 
representative  American  citizen,  worthy  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is 
held  by  his  countrymen  and  of  the  high  position  to  which  he  aspires,  and 
to  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  fellow  countrymen.  With  a  full 
realization  of  the  enormous  responsibility  which  rests  upon  all  of  us,  the 
State  of  New  York  presents  for  your  earnest  consideration  as  the  Re- 
publican candidate  for  the  Presidency  of  the  United  States  the  name 
of  Nicholas  Murray  Butler.  (Applause;  particularly  by  the  New  York 
delegation.) 


MISS  BOSWELL  SECONDING  MR.  BUTLER'S  NOMINATION. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah).— The  chair  pre- 
sents Miss  Helen  Varick  Boswell,  of  New  York,  who  will  second  the 
nomination  of  Honorable  Nicholas  Murray  Butler.  (Applause.  ) 

Miss  HELEN  VARICK  BOSWELL,  of  New  York.— Mr.  Chairman  and 
Members  of  the  Convention.  As  an  elected  delegate  from  the  State  of 
New  York  (applause)  I  rise  to  second  the  nomination  of  a  man  sound 
in  body,  mind  and  Republican  principles.  (Applause.)  The  men  and 
women  of  New  York  have  a  just  pride  in  presenting  this  name  which 
stands  for  a  mental  equipment  not  excelled  by  that  of  any  man  in  the 
country.  It  stands  for  a  knowledge  of  government  in  its  every  phase. 

Louis  XIV  was  not  the  only  man  in  high  place  who  said — and  thought 
-"/  am  the  State."  We  have  had  much  demonstration  of  that  attitude  in 


L.   W.   HENLEY,    of   Indiana 
Secretary   of   the   Committee   on   Arrangements 


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the  present  administration.  (Laughter.)  Our  candidate  says  "We,  the 
people,  are  the  State,"  and  we  the  voters,  know  that  he  understands  the 
State.  (Applause.) 

Nicholas  Murray  Butler  has  not,  thank  Heaven,  a  "single  track  mind." 
(Laughter.)  Collisions  occur  on  a  single  track.  His  mind  is  broad  gauge, 
standard,  and  there  are  no  open  switches.  He  can  be  safely  trusted  in 
the  transportation  of  ideas,  men  and  materials.  He  is  not  color  blind — he 
would  observe  signals,  and  would  deliver  the  goods  to  a  known  destina- 
tion. (Applause.)  No  wrecks,  smooth  running,  ball  bearing.  That  is  the 
kind  of  engineer  of  public  affairs  this  country  needs  now,  and  that  is  the 
kind  we  offer  in  this  candidate. 

We  need  a  chief  executive  with  imagination,  with  vision;  but  with  the 
knowledge  born  of  experience,  that  imagination,  that  vision,  that  even  the 
very  highest  patriotism  in  thought,  is  of  small  use  to  one  hundred  mil- 
lions of  people,  unless  the  chief  executive  can  lay  out  practical  channels 
through  which  these  great  attributes  may  be  applied. 

Our  candidate  has  come  up  from  the  ranks  politically  and  he  knows 
political  needs  and  how  to  best  use  political  opportunities  for  the  advance- 
ment of  the  whole  people.  His  varied  achievements  have  wrought  him 
into  material  equal  to  meeting  and  mastering  the  tremendous  problems, 
social,  economic  and  political  confronting  us  today. 

We,  the  plain  citizens  of  this  country  want  to  express  ourselves  in 
the  next  President  of  the  United  States.  Me  want  as  our  representative 
in  the  White  House  a  man  great  enough  in  mental  stature  and  human 
interest  to  see  and  meet  world  needs — a  diplomat  in  keenness  of  perception 
and  adjustment  of  our  relations  with  other  nations,  yet  full  of  the  spirit 
of  America  first,  America  safeguarded,  America  prepared!  We  have  this 
representative  of  the  hopes,  the  aspirations  of  every  man  and  woman  in 
our  candidate — Nicholas  Murray  Butler.  (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.) 


MR.  MILLER  NOMINATING  HERBERT  HOOVER. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah). — The  chair  pre- 
sents Judge  Nathan  L.  Miller  of  New  York,  who  will  present  the  name 
of  Honorable  Herbert  Hoover.  (Applause.) 

MR.  NATHAN  L,  MILLER,  of  Syracuse,  New  York. — Mr.  Chairman, 
Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  I  speak  for  no  State,  for  no 
section,  for  no  group  of  delegates  in  this  Convention,  but  in  the  nomina- 
tion I  am  about  to  make  I  believe  I  express  the  wish  and  voice  the  hope 
of  great  numbers  of  Republicans  in  every  part  of  this  country,  of  great 


162  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

numbers  of  patriotic  men  and  women  everywhere,  who  are  now  anxiously 
waiting  for  the  Republican  party  to  satisfy  their  hopes  and  aspirations 
and  to  give  them  a  leadership  which  they  can  loyally  follow  to  certain 
victory  in  November.  (Applause,  mostly  from  the  galleries.) 

I  urge  the  nomination  of  the  candidate  for  whom  I  deem  it  my  patri- 
otic duty  to  vote  because  I  believe  that  he  stands  pre-eminently  in  his 
country  today  as  the  man  possessing  the  qualities,  the  equipment  and  the 
ability  to  deal  with  the  problems  which  are  confronting  us.  (Applause, 
principally  from  the  galle'ries.)  What  are  these  problems,  or  some  of 
them,  and  what  are  the  reasons  why  I  make  that  statement?  I  take  it 
that  the  first  duty  of  the  incoming  administration  will  be  to  establish  peace. 
What  is  the  record  of  my  candidate  on  the  peace  tretay,  (A  voice  from 
the  New  York  delegation,  "Yes,  what  is  it?")  And  what  is  his  special 
fitness  to  deal  with  this  problem?  (Another  voice:  "Well,  what  is  his 
record  on  the  peace  treaty?")  I  refer  to  his  public  utterances,  clear  and 
unequivocal.  I  refer,  sir,  to  the  official  record  to  which  I  am  about  to 
call  attention,  and  I  say  to  you  that  if  you  take  that  official  record  and  lay 
it  side  by  side  with  the  platform  which  we  have  adopted  you  would  think 
that  -they  were  drawn  by  the  same  author.  (Applause,  principally  from 
the  galleries.) 

And  the  record  to  which  I  refer  was  made  fifteen  months  ago.  As  a 
member  of  the  Supreme  Economic  Council,  it  was  his  duty  to  advise  the 
President  at  the  peace  conference.  On  the  llth  of  April,  1919,  at  Paris, 
he  gave  such  advice  in  writing.  As  strongly  as  words  could  put  it  he 
advised  against  our  becoming  involved  in  European  intrigue,  European 
dispute,  in  purely  European  affairs.  He  advised  against  assuming  re- 
sponsibilities which  might  entail  the  cost  and  risk  of  military  enforcement. 
He  pointed  out  that,  to  allow  ourselves  to  become  thus  involved  was 
contrary  to  the  traditions,  the  desires  and  the  sentiment  of  the  American 
people. 

With  clear  vision  and  prophetic  insight  he  predicted  our  loss  of 
prestige  and  credit  and  the  unsatisfactory  compromises  at  variance  with 
out  the  peril  of  being  dazzled  by  the  glamour  of  world  leadership,  allur- 
ing as  that  might  be,  and  that  the  true  role  of  America,  the  true  hope  of 
the  world,  lay  in  our  preservation  of  our  independence  and  freedom  of 
action  so  as  to  be  able  to  sit  as  an  impartial  judge  in  the  great  supreme 
court  of  the  nation,  so  as  at  all  times  to  be  able  to  cast  the  moral  weight 
and  the  moral  strength  and  the  moral  force  of  the  American  people  on  the 
side  of  right  and  justice.  (Applause.)  And  I  say  that  that  exactly  ex- 
presses the  plank  which  has  succeeded  in  securing  the  unanimous  support 
of  this  Convention. 

Has  my  candidate  special  qualifications  to  deal  with  our  foreign  re- 
lations and  to  restore  our  lost  prestige?  I  do  not  exaggerate  when  I  say 


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that  there  is  probably  no  man  in  this  country  today  who  has  his  knowl- 
edge, his  first-hand  knowledge,  of  conditions  the  world  over.  And  there 
is  no  other  American  who  to  the  same  extent  possesses  the  confidence, 
the  respect  and  the  admiration  of  all  the  world.  (Applause.) 

With  peace  established,  the  next  task  will  be  to  establish  order,  effi- 
ciency and  economy  in  the  public  administration.  Has  my  candidate  dem- 
onstrated special  fitness  for  that  task? 

Called  upon  suddenly  to  head  the  great  work  of  saving  a  nation  from 
starvation  he  organized  and  conducted,  under  adverse  and  difficult  condi- 
tions, the  most  stupendous  charitable  relief  work  ever  undertaken.  (Ap- 
plause.) 

He  fed,  clothed  and  kept  in  health  ten  millions  of  people,  and  he  did 
it  with  a  precision,  an  economy  and  a  judgment  which  left  them,  after 
five  years  of  enemy  occupation,  the  most  self-dependent  people  in  Eur- 
ope. Summoned  because  of  proved  exceptional  fitness  to  head  our  food 
administration  during  the  war,  he  performed  that  difficult  work  in  a  way 
to  make  it  appear  easy.  He  conducted  that  great  work,  with  its  almost 
infinite  ramifications,  and  from  corporate  activities  which  he  found  it 
necessary  to  organize  he  turned  into  the  treasury  of  the  United  States 
fifty  million  dollars  more  than  the  entire  cost  of  the  food  administration. 
(Applause.) 

When  that  work  was  done  and  upon  the  collapse  of  the  Central 
Empires  a  condition  existed  in  Europe  which  he  alone  more  than  any 
other  man  foresaw.  He  warned  the  Allies  of  the  danger.  He  warned 
of  the  necessity  of  raising  the  flood  gates  against  the  tides  that  were 
threatening  to  engulf  Central  Europe.  He  could  not  look  on  complacently 
while  women  and  children  even  of  our  enemies  died  of  hunger.  He  ap- 
pealed to  the  Congress  for  an  appropriation  of  a  hundred  million  dollars. 
He  appealed  to  the  Allies  to  lift  the  flood  gates.  Many  doubted  that 
the  great  task  could  be  done  at  all.  All  agreed  that  there  was  one  man 
and  one  man  alone  in  all  the  world  who  could  do  it  if  it  could  be  done  at 
all,  and  he  was  selected.  (Applause.) 

It  took  time  to  obtain  the  necessary  consent,  the  necessary  author- 
ity, but  women  and  children  were  dying  of  hunger  and  he  did  not  wait. 
Anticipating  the  necessary  consent,  anticipating  the  lifting  of  the  block- 
ade, he  took  his  measures  and  when  the  consent  was  granted  the  food 
ships  were  already  on  the  ocean  bound  for  Hamburg. 

At  this  point  the  delegates  evinced  some  impatience. 

If  you  will  give  me  your  attention  for  but  one  moment  more  I  will 
be  done.  Just  one  moment  more.  I  appreciate  the  fact  that  you  are 


164  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

not  in  a  temper  or  a  mood  to  listen  to  all  that  could  be  said  in  behalf 
of  the  candidate  whom  I  am  to  nominate.  (From  the  delegates,  "You're 
right!")  But  if  you  will  listen  for  a  moment  I  will  stop. 

In  one  sentence,  he  has  carried  the  American  flag  farther  than  it 
has  ever  been  carried  before.  He  has  planted  it  in  the  homes  of  the 
humble,  the  poor  and  the  lowly  in  the  new  democracies  of  the  world, 
where  unborn  generations  will  forever  pay  it  honor.  (Applause.) 

A  new  figure,  a  new  character  conspicuous  in  American  life,  dis- 
tinguished throughout  the  world,  has  arisen.  This  figure  I  refer  to  has 
appealed  to  the  American  people,  to  the  youth  of  America,  to  all  Ameri- 
cans who  are  looking  up  and  forward  to  higher  and  better  and  finer 
things;  he  has  an  appeal  such  as  no  other  living  man  can  make.  (Ap- 
plause.) 

Great  emergencies  have  a  way  of  finding  the  right  man.  The  great- 
est emergency  in  history  arose ;  the  voice  of  humanity  called  for  an  un- 
usual man,  with  unusual  equipment,  with  unusual  ability,  and  Herbert 
Hoover  heard  that  call.  (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.) 

The  great  problems  with  which  the  next  administration  will  have  to 
deal  are  economic. 

Outstanding  among  these  problems  are  the  problems  of  production 
and  distribution,  the  present  state  of. which,  together  with  inflation,  are 
the  chief  causes  of  the  high  cost  of  living,  and  the  overshadowing  prob- 
lem of  establishing  and  promoting  better  industrial  relations.  The  views 
of  my  candidate  on  these  questions  are  known,  and  they  are  sane,  prac- 
tical and  consistent  with  the  true  philosophy  of  American  life. 

I  have  heard — you  doubtless  have  heard — the  Americanism  of  my 
candidate  questioned,  his  Republicanism  questioned,  his  residence  and 
eligibility  even  questioned.  He  has  been  serving  the  cause  of  humanity. 
For  six  years  he  has  been  ministering  to  the  needs  of  humanity.  For  six 
years  he  has  been  adding  honor  and  lustre  and  dignity  and  prestige  to 
the  American  name. 

For  six  years  my  candidate  has  been  under  the  eyes  of  the  people 
and  every  act  that  he  has  done,  every  word  that  he  has  uttered,  breathes 
living,  virile,  true  Americanism.  The  women  of  the  country  went  into 
partnership  with  him  to  help  win  the  war,  and  I  want  to  say  to  you  that 
they  are  only  waiting  now  for  an  opportunity  to  resume  that  partner- 
ship, to  help  serve  their  country. 

Other  voices  and  other  services  are  now  calling  him.  Those  voices 
though  plainly  audible  now  if  given  a  chance  will  swell  and  grow  to  a 
mighty  chorus.  Will  you  deny  them  the  chance?  Can  not  you  hear 
them?  Will  not  you  heed  them?  Can  you  disregard  them? 

I  nominate  Herbert  Hoover  as  our  candidate  for  the  great  office  of 


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President  of  the  United  States.  (Applause,  principally  from  the  gal- 
leries. A  man  in  the  galleries  with  a  megaphone  thunders  out  "We 
want  Hoo-ver,  We  want  Hoo-ver.") 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah). — Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  Convention,  I  present  Hugh  Henry  Brown,  of  Nevada, 
who  will  second  the  nomination  of  Herbert  Hoover. 


MR.  BROWN  SECONDING  MR.  HOOVER'S  NOMINATION. 

MR.  HUGH  HENRY  BROWN,  of  Nevada.— Mr.  Chairman  and  Ladies 
of  the  Convention :  Born  at  the  eastern  end  of  the  Overland  Trail  and 
educated  at  its  terminus  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  son  of  a  pioneer  family  in 
the  Mississippi  Valley,  and  graduate  of  a  pioneer  univeristy  in  California, 
Herbert  Hoover  is  first,  last,  and  all  the  time,  an  American. 

The  spirit  of  the  American  pioneer  has  been  at  the  heart  of  all  his 
labors.  He  did  pioneer  work  when  he  fed  the  people  of  Belgium.  He 
did  pioneer  work  when  he  organized  the  United  States  Food  Administra- 
tion. He  did  pioneer  work  when  he  forged  American  womanhood  into  a 
powerful  engine  of  war. 

During  those  long  months  of  battle  every  American  home  was  in 
partnership  with  him.  Never  in  our  history,  or  perhaps  in  any  history, 
had  there  been  such  universal  and  successful  co-operation  between  the 
people  on  one  side  and  a  high  public  servant  on  the  other.  It  was  the 
patriotism  of  the  American  people,  together  with  the  executive  and  ad- 
ministrative skill  of  the  Food  Administrator,  which  made  that  nation-wide 
program  a  potential  factor  in  the  final  issue  of  arms. 

In  the  vexed  juncture  of  our  national  life,  as  it  fronts  us  today,  the 
same  leadership  is  still  available  to  us. 

To  those  who  say  we  are  confronted  with  grave  international  prob- 
lems, we  reply  that  he  has  matched  his  brains  with  the  chancelleries  of 
Europe  and  been  acknowledged  their  peer.  He  emerged  from  the  Bel- 
gium relief  admittedly  the  world's  foremost  unofficial  diplomat.  He 
knows  world  forces  and  world  politics  as  it  has  been  given  to  few  Ameri- 
cans to  know  them. 

To  those  who  rightly  stress  the  gravity  of  our  domestic  problems — 
industry,  wages,  high  prices,  taxation — the  clash  and  confusion  of  eco- 
nomic forces  and  the  clutter  of  cumbersome  or  crude  legislation,  we  say 
that  he  brings  to  this  field  of  politics  and  statecraft  the  master  mind 
of  a  business  genius  and  the  broad  sympathies  of  a  warm-hearted  humani- 
tarian. 


166  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

He  knows  the  machinery  of  world  trade.  In  his  war  work  over  seas 
he  commanded  a  vast  mercantile  fleet.  He  bought  merchandise  in  prac- 
tically all  the  open  markets  of  the  globe.  Uncle  Sam  expects  and  must 
have  his  share  of  world  trade.  Fortunate  is  our  country  if  the  next 
President  is  an  expert  in  this  intricate  field  of  international  competition, 
— a  president  who  is  a  master  of  markets,  not  a  maker  of  maxims;  a 
President  who  is  a  dealer  in  realities,  not  a  high  priest  of  dogma. 

He  has  met  the  great  test.  A  man  meets  the  great  test  when  he 
puts  aside  his  own  profit  to  serve  his  fellows.  Six  years  ago  his  per- 
sonal affairs  were  sailing  fair  waters.  He  put  them  aside  to  serve  others. 
Since  1914,  so  far  as  I  know,  he  hasn't  hit  a  lick  for  his  own  pocket-book 
or  for  his  own  children,  but  what  a  lot  he  has  done  for  the  children  of  • 
other  fathers ! 

He  has  accepted  no  foreign  decorations,  though  many  have  been  of- 
fered him.  Why  he  has  declined  them  I  know  not,  unless  it  be  a  stern 
sense  of  American  simplicity  inherited  from  four  generations  of  Ameri- 
can Quakers  descended  from  a  great-grandfather  who  built  a  cabin  on 
our  Atlantic  Seaboard  in  1750. 

If  the  name  "American"  has  been  scoffed  in  Mexico,  in  other  quar- 
ters of  the  earth  Hoover  has  made  it  a  symbol  of  benevolent  capability 
devoted  unselfishly  to  the  service  of  mankind.  From  other  borders  than 
our  own  has  come  the  verdict  of  millions  and  millions  of  people  that  the 
most  useful  man  in  all  the  world  today  is  an  American  named  Hoover. 

Beyond  the  walls  of  this  convention  hall  one  hundred  million  Ameri- 
cans await  your  decision.  They  want  to  know  what  we  propose  to  do 
about  the  grinding,  gripping  problems  that  come  home  daily  to  every 
man's  fireside  and  pocket-book.  Our  platform  tells  them  that  we  pro- 
pose to  ameliorate  those  conditions.  Let  us  take  the  next  logical  step  and 
put  that  program  into  the  hands  of  the  man  whose  past  performances 
definitely  demonstrate  that  he  is  the  best  equipped  man  in  our  ranks  for 
that  particular  kind  of  a  job. 

The  people  of  this  country  expect  American  politics  and  American 
Government  to  step  to  the  music  of  a  new  day.  Hoover  is  the  captain 
of  a  new  era  in  which  men  and  governments  must  work  and  serve  up  to 
the  level  of  their  capacities  and  fulfill  their  obligations  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  nations.  He  has  the  trust  and  confidence  of  the  American  peo- 
ple. They  followed  him  in  the  War.  They  will  follow  him  in  Peace. 
I  wish  to  second  the  nomination  of  Herbert  Hoover  for  President  of 
the  United  States. 

The  demonstration  for  Herbert  Hoover,  begun  in  the  galleries  im- 
mediately upon  the  conclusion  of  Judge  Miller's  speech,  was  continued 
throughout  the  seconding  speech  by  Mr.  Brown,  drowning  practically 
every  sentence  he  uttered. 


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MRS.   MORRISON  SECONDING  MR.  HOOVER'S  NOMINATION. 

THE  PRESIDINC}  OFFICER  (MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah).— The  chair  pre- 
sents Mrs.  Mary  Miller  Morrison,  of  Illinois. 

MRS.  MARY  MILLER  MORRISON,  of  Illinois. — Mr.  Chairman  and  Ladies 
and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention:  There  are  seventeen  million  women 
who  can  vote  this  fall,  the  enormous  majority  of  them  for  the  first  time. 
They  have,  as  yet,  no  political  affiliations.  They  are  not  used  to  thinking 
along  political  lines.  It  is  going  to  make  a  great  difference  how  they 
vote  this  fall ;  not  merely  in  this  election,  but  if  you  want  them  as  loyal 
members  of  the  Republican  party,  in  the  elections  to  come. 

The  organized  women  of  the  country  may  differ  about  the  candidate 
they  prefer,  but  what  about  the  unorganized?  The  millions  of  quiet,  in- 
articulate women  on  farms. and  prairies  and  mountains,  in  little  towns,  in 
crowded  cities?  Of  all  the  men  whose  names  have  been  presented  to  you 
today,  there  is  only  one  whom  all  women  know,  whose  name  has  been  a 
household  word  for  years ;  whose  direct  instrument  they  have  been  in 
the  accomplishment  of  a  great  task.  (Applause.) 

They  admire  his  ideals.  They  respect  his  integrity.  And  they  know 
from  experience  that  he  can  and  does  accomplish  what  he  sets  out  to 
do.  (Applause.)  They  know  that  when  on  America's  entry  into  the  war 
the  allied  food  administrators  met  to  determine  how  America  could  solve 
the  problem  of  sending  to  Europe  from  her  savings  the  absolutely  nec- 
essary food,  those  administrators  told  Mr.  Hoover  that  the  task  was  too 
great  to  be  accomplished  by  any  but  compulsory  means.  Mr.  Hoover 
replied  that  he  realized  the  emergency  but  that  the  American  people  did 
not  like  governmental  interference  in  their  private  lives.  They  were 
capable  of  any  voluntary  sacrifice  for  a  great  ideal  and  he  added,  "I 
want  to  see  my  own  people  solve  this  problem  in  their  own  way.''  (Ap- 
plause.) They  did  so,  voluntarily,  with  the  assistance  of  the  women  and 
those  women  will  come  out  by  the  millions  next  fall  to  cast  their  first 
vote  for  the  man  who  has  been  to  all  the  world  the  symbol  of  an  Ameri- 
can— Herbert  Hoover.  (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged.) 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah). — The  Secretarj 
of  the  Convention  will  continue  calling  the  roll  of  States  for  nomina- 
tions for  President  of  the  United  States. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  WILL  A.  WAITE,  of  Michigan). — North  Caro- 
lina, North  Dakota,  Ohio —  (Applause.) 

At  this  point  former  Governor  Frank  B.  Willis,  of  Ohio,  walked  out 
on  the  platform  and  was  greeted  by  enthusiastic  applause. 


168  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah). — The  Honor- 
able Frank  B.  Willis,  of  Ohio,  who  will  place  the  name  of  Senator  Har- 
ding, of  Ohio,  before  the  Convention.  (Applause.) 

MR.  WILLIS  NOMINATING  SENATOR  HARDING- 

M-R.  FRANK  B.  WILLIS,  of  Ohio. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and  Gentle- 
men of  the  Convention :  The  scenes  which  we  have  witnessed  here  this 
day,  these  tributes  to  great  men,  any  one  of  whom  is  entitled  to  receive 
the  votes  of  the  people  of  the  United  States  (applause)  ;  these  tributes 
that  have  been  witnessed  here  today  are  such  as  to  move  the  heart  of  the 
dullest  man.  And  yet  may  I  make  this  one  suggestion  to  these  men  and 
women,  to  these  delegates  and  guests :  Let  us  go  out  from  this  conven- 
tion hall  not  only  with  the  enthusiasm  that  we  have  manifested  for  our 
several  candidates  but  let  us  go  out  from  this  convention  hall  resolved 
that  whoever  is  nominated  here  shall  be  the  next  President  of  the  United 
States.  (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged,  delegates  and  alternates  rising.) 

It  is  not  necessary  that  I  occupy  any  considerable  time  in  presenting 
the  name  of  Ohio's  candidate  because  you  know  his  record,  because  his 
record  is  the  record  of  the  Republican  party  for  the  past  15  years.  (Ap- 
plause.) By  the  side  of  McKinley  and  Mark  Hanna  he  fought  the  battles 
for  American  prosperity.  Long  before  the  voices  of  other  statesmen 
rang  out  in  favor  of  an  American  merchant  marine  this  stalwart  son  of 
America  was  battling  for  a  system  that  would  give  to  us  an  American  mer- 
chant marine  that  would  carry,  under  the  American  flag,  the  commerce 
of  this  republic  to  all  parts  of  the  earth.  (Applause.) 

Four  years  ago  he  stood  upon  this  platform,  the  chairman  of  this 
Convention,  the  choice  of  both  William  H.  Taft  and  Theodore  Roosevelt. 
(Applause.)  I  speak  of  that  because  I  desire  to  call  your  attention  to  the 
fact  that  in  his  service  in  the  Senate  he  enjoyed  the  intimate  friendship 
and  co-operation  that  was  afforded  by  both  these  great  leaders.  (Ap- 
plause.) And  as  a  member  of  the  Senate  it  was  his  honor  and  privilege 
to  introduce  into  the  Senate  of  the  United  States  and  to  secure  the  pass- 
age of  the  legislation  that  provided  for  the  Roosevelt  Division  for  service 
in  France  (applause)  legislation  that  was  greatly  welcomed  by  patriotic 
people,  but  it  was  not  availed  of  because  of  an  executive  partisan  bigotry 
absolutely  without  parallel  in  all  the  annals  of  war.  (Applause,  loud  and 
prolonged.) 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Convention,  Ohio  bids  me  mention  this, 
not  because  she  acclaims  our  candidate  the  successor  of  Theodore  Roose- 
velt, for  that  great  leader  is  gone  and  he  left  no  successor,  his  mantle 
fell  upon  no  earthly  shoulders,  no  chieftain  remains  to  bend  the  bow 


V.    L.    HIGHLAND,    of   West   Virginia 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL    CONVENTION          169 

of  Ulysses,  but  the  fragrant  memory  of  his  great  life  abides.  May  we 
not  take  from  it  the  lesson  of  devotion  to  the  republic  and  unadulterated 
Americanism  without  which  party  fealty  is  an  empty  thing  and  a  free 
republic  only  a  fragrant  memory. 

In  the  Senate  of  the  United  States  this  son  of  Ohio  battled  for  the 
very  program  of  national  independence  that  has  been  endorsed  by  this 
Convention  and  which  will  be  the  battle  cry  in  the  campaign  that  is  just 
ahead  of  us. 

At  this  point  Mr.  Willis  leaned  over  the  railing  of  the  speaker's  run- 
way, and  said : 

^i         "  *' 

Say,  boys — and  girls,  too — why  not  name  as  the  party's  candidate — 
Whereupon  there  was  a  spontaneous  outburst  of  laughter  and  applause,  a 
part  of  the  Ohio  delegation  rising,  and  voices  "That's  right;  we  are  all 
boys  and  girls,"  and  "The  girls  are  in  politics  now  as  well  as  the  boys." 

Why  not  name  as  the  candidate  the  man  whose  record  is  the  platform 
of  the  party?  There  need  be  no  explanations  or  apologies  because,  as 
I  have  said,  for  15  years  the  record  of  this  man  has  been  coincident  and 
synonymous  with  the  record  of  the  party. 

In  personality  he  has  the  dignity,  the  quiet  modesty,  the  urbanity  of 
that  knightly  son  of  Ohio,  William  McKinley;  he  is  Ohio's  second  Mc- 
Kinley.  (Applause.) 

Will  you  pardon  a  personal  word,  as  I  have  seen  this  quiet,  modest 
citizen  at  work  in  the  shop  by  the  side  of  his  men :  There  he  has  worked 
for  25  years  without  ever  having  one  single  hour  of  labor  trouble.  This 
man  working  side  by  side  with  his  men  understands  the  real  problems  of 
the  hour,  and  will  bring  to  their  solution  that  poise  and  self-control  and 
understanding  that  has  enabled  him  to  make  a  success  of  his  own  private 
affairs.  (Applause.) 

Aye !  Another  thing  I  want  you  to  think  about,  my  fellow  delegates : 
We  are  here  as  I  have  suggested  not  simply  to  pay  tribute  to  great  char- 
acters but  we  are  here  to  nominate  a  man  we  can  elect.  Did  you  ever 
think  of  this?  There  was  never  a  Republican  President  elected  without 
the  vote  of  Ohio.  Did  you  ever  think  of  this?  That  out  of  seven  Re- 
publicans that  have  been  elected  President  since  the  days  of  Lincoln  six 
of  them  came  from  Ohio.  (Applause.) 

Do  not  misunderstand  me.  I  believe  that  no  matter  who  is  nomi- 
nated in  this  Convention  we  shall  be  able  to  carry  the  great  State  of 
Ohio  for  him  and  for  the  ticket.  I  pledge  you  our  best  efforts  in  that 
direction.  (Applause.)  But  listen !  In  1912  the  enemy  carried  the  State 
of  Ohio  by  100,000  majority.  In  1916  the  enemy  carried  the  State  of 
Ohio  by  90,000  majority.  But  in  between  times,  in  1914,  a  great  stalwart, 
modest,  patriotic  American  citizen  was  elected  United  States  Senator  from 


170  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

Ohio  by  103,000  majority.  (Applause.)  And  he  carred  the  whole  Re- 
publican ticket,  with  me  on  it,  right  along  to  victory.  (Laughter  and 
Applause.) 

My  friends,  during  this  year  the  old  ship  of  State  may  have  to  sail 
some  tempestuous  seas  before  she  comes  again  into  her  calm  course  of 
progress.  And  in  that  time  what  we  want  as  a  captain  is  not  so  much 
one  who  may  be  able  to  execute  brilliant  maneuvers ;  we  want  no  more 
one-man  government  in  this  country.  (Applause.)  "What  we  want  is  not 
brilliant  maneuvers  but  safe  and  sane  seamanship  by  a  captain  who  knows 
the  way,  by  a  captain  who  as  he  walks  the  deck  working  with  officers  and 
men  in  these  troublous  times  can  say,  "Steady  boys,  steady."  (Applause.) 
That  is  the  type  of  man  Ohio  is  presenting  today.  He  understands  the 
viewpoint  .of  the  Congress.  McKinley  was  a  great  President  because  he 
understood  Congress,  and  could  co-operate  with  it.  This  man  understands 
the  viewpoint  of  Congress,  and  can  co-operate  with  it. 

My  friends,  in  the  name  of  the  Republicans  of  Ohio  I  present  for 
your  deliberate  consideration  this  great  stalwart  American-thinking  Re- 
publican ;  not  a  professing  progressive  but  a  performing  progressive.  He 
delivers  the  goods.  He  is  a  man  of  sane  statesmanship,  with  eyes  fixed 
on  the  future,  a  great  typical  American  citizen.  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of 
the  Convention,  I  name  for  the  office  of  President  of  the  United  States 
that  stalwart  son  of  Ohio,  Senator  Warren  G.  Harding.  (Applause,  loud 
and  prolonged.) 

l.lr.  \Yillis  concluded  his  nominating  speech  at  4:02  p.  m.,  and  im- 
mediately a  portion  of  the  Ohio  and  New  York  delegations  rose  and 
cheered.  Pictures  of  Harding  rained  down  from  the  roof  falling  among 
the  delegates.  Several  members  of  the  Ohio  delegation  stood  on  chairs 
and  holding  flags  aloft  gave  three  cheers  for  Harding. 

The  Permanent  Chairman  rapped  for  order  at  4:10  p.  m.  and  the 
demonstration  ceased  at  4:12  p.  m. 


MR.  CREAGER  SECONDING  SENATOR  HARDING'S 
NOMINATION. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Mr.  R.  B.  Crea- 
ger,  of  Brownsville,  Texas,  who  will  second  the  nomination  of  Senator 
Harding.  (Applause.) 

MR.  R.  B.  CREAGER,  of  Texas. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen 
of  the  Convention :  I  recognize  the  fact  that  this  Convention  is  in  no  frame 
of  mind  to  listen  to  long  seconding  speeches,  and  I  am  not  going  to 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL    CONVENTION          171 

trespass  upon  your  time.  I  speak  to  you  in  behalf  of  the  man  who  has 
just  been  nominated  in  such  fitting  and  eloquent  language ;  and  I  speak 
to  you  as  "'one  who,  from  the  distant  State  of  Texas,  proudly  followed  the 
banner  of  Theodore  Roosevelt  in  1912.  (Applause.) 

Eight  years  of  Democratic  misrule — or,  rather,  eight  years  of  Wil- 
sonian  dictatorship — have  left  our  nation  confronting  the  most  serious 
problems  since  the  Civil  War.  These  problems  must  be  solved  by  the 
Republican  party  and  must  be  solved  sanely  and  wisely.  They  are  not 
to  be  solved  by  plunging  recklessly  out  along  untried  paths ;  neither  can 
they  be  properly  solved  without  a  full  realization  of  the  fact  that  world 
conditions  have  changed  and  are  changing. 

"Back  to  Normal"  should  be  our  slogan  and  "America  first"  our 
watchword.  (Applause.) 

To  paraphrase  the  language  of  a  great  man,  uttered  on  a  similar 
occasion,  "We  are  about  to  turn  the  Democrats  out  of  power  until  God,  in 
His  wisdom,  charity  and  mercy,  sees  fit  to  once  more  chastise  a  loving 
people."  (Laughter.) 

Let  us  pray  that  the  recurrence  of  this  chastisement  may  be  long  de- 
layed, and  let  us  strive,  by  the  wisdom  of  our  choice  in  this  convention, 
to  render  remote  the  chances  o^  another  visitation.  (Applause.) 

During  the  critical  four  y"ears  to  come,  the  United  States  needs,  above 
all  things,  safe  and  sane  leadership.  Neither  a  radical  nor  a  reactionary 
should  occupy  the  President's  chair.  The  one  is  as  dangerous  as  the 
other. 

We  need  sanity,  we  need  experience,  breadth  of  view ;  knowing  sym- 
pathy for  those  who  have  them  not,  yet  respect  for  the  rights  of  those 
who  have.  \Ve  need  an  abiding  faith  in  the  principles  of  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence,  of  the  Bill  of  Rights  and  of  the  American  Consti- 
tution. 

In  this  day  of  sickly  sentimentality  and  poisonous  internationalism  in 
high  places,  we  must  demand  a  candidate  who,  in  every  fiber  of  his  being, 
believes  that  the  interests  of  our  country  must  come  first  and  the  interests 
of  the  balance  of  the  world  second. 

Such  a  man  we  have,  and  this  man  we  can  not  only  nominate  but 
can  elect.  (Applause.)  He  is  universally  respected  and  admired  and  has 
the  warmest  affection  of  those  who  are  privileged  to  know  him  personally. 
No  party  enmities  or  jealousies  exist  to  militate  against  his  success.  This 
man  can  carry  Ohio.  This  man  can  carry  Texas  and  break  the  solid 
South.  (Applause.)  This  man  can  carry  the  nation. 

It  is  my  great  privilege  to  second  the  nomination  of  the  Honorable 
Warren  G.  Harding  of  Ohio.  (Applause,  loud  and  prolonged,  followed  by 
"Three  cheers  for  Harding,  our  next  President.") 


172  .  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
continue  the  calling  of  the  roll  of  States. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  WILL  A.  WAITE,  of  Michigan). — Oregon,  Penn- 
sylvania— 

The  calling  of  the  roll  was  interrupted  at  this  point  by  enthusiastic 
applause  from  the  Pennsylvania  delegation. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Has  Pennsylvania  a  nomination  to 
make? 

At  this  juncture  Mr.  J.  Hampton  Moore,  Mayor  of  Philadelphia,  ad- 
vanced to  the  front  of  the  stage,  and  was  greeted  by  enthusiastic  applausa 
on  the  part  of  the  Pennsylvania  delegation. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  presents  the  Honorable  J. 
Hampton  Moore,  Mayor  of  Philadelphia,  who  will  present  the  name  of 
Governor  Sproul  as  a  candidate  for  the  nomination  for  the  office  of 
President.  (Applause.) 


MR.  MOORE  NOMINATING  MR.  SPROUL. 

MR.  J.  HAMPTON  MOORE,  of  Penn. — Pennsylvania  extends  greetings  to 
her  sister  Commonwealths.  From  that  proud  old  mother  city  of  American 
patriotism  on  the  banks  of  the  Delaware,  where  the  first  Continental 
Congress  met,  where  the  Declaration  of  Independence  was  proclaimed, 
where  Independence  Hall  houses  the  Liberty  Bell,  where  the  Stars  and 
Stripes  were  adopted  as  a  National  emblem,  across  the  Alleghenies  to  the 
busy  industrial  cities  on  the  western  border,  Pennsylvania,  keystone  of 
the  thirteen  original  States,  when  the  nation  was  in  the  making,  felici- 
tates the  great  union  of  States  beyond  upon  the  opportunity  which  now 
presents  itself  to  restore  a  safe  and  sane  government  in  the  United  States. 
As  it  was  the  keystone  of  the  arch  in  the  beginning,  so  it  is  the  keystone 
of  the  Republican  arch  today,  always  true,  always  faithful  to  the  princi- 
ples of  the  great  Republican  party,  which  held  its  first  National  conven- 
tion yonder  in  Musical  Fund  Hall,  Philadelphia,  sixty-four  years  ago,  a 
convention  that  first  brought  into  national  prominence  the  name  of  the 
Immortal  Lincoln,  who  was  then  presented  for  nomination  for  Vice- 
President.  During  all  the  years  that  have  intervened  Pennsylvania  has 
been  the  bulwark  of  Republicanism,  the  anchor  of  our  destiny  in  every 
National  campaign.  Her  majorities  have  always  been  assured  to  every 
candidate  of  the  party  no  matter  from  what  State  he  hailed.  And  yet, 
Pennsylvania,  second  in  population  and  influence  when  the  nation  was 
born,  and  second  now,  with  a  population  equal  to  that  of  the  entire 
Dominion  of  Canada,  loyal  as  she  has  been  unto  others  in  all  crises, 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          173 

has  never  been  accorded  a  Republican  candidate  for  President.  It  is 
not  that  other  States  do  not  appreciate  the  support  of  Pennsylvania. 
The  rich  red  blood  of  that  State  has  gone  forth  in  every  State  blazing 
its  way  through  the  forests,  making  fertile  the  plains,  cutting  through 
the  rocks  and  mountains  until  in  every  State  and  island  possession 
there  are  teeming  thousands  grown  strong  from  pioneer  days,  and 
growing  stronger  through  individual  incentive  and  enterprise,  who  owe 
remembrance  and  acknowledge  their  obligation  of  loyalty  and  friend- 
ship to  their  mother  State.  In  all  fairness,  the  time  has  come  when 
a  candidate  of  the  Republican  Party  qualified  to  be  President  of  the 
United  States  should  hail  from  Pennsylvania;  and  we  know  we  have 
the  man.  (Applause.) 

And  why  should  not  Pennsylvania  put  forth  her  claims?  Rich  in 
agriculture  and  industry,  never  faltering  in  peace  or  in  war  or  in  meas- 
uring up  to  the  full  stature  of  a  great  Commonwealth ;  she  has  prospered 
as  have  her  sister  States  when  the  Republican  party  was  in  control  of  Na- 
tional affairs,  and  suffered  as  others  have  suffered  when  the  nation, 
against  her  judgment  and  her  vote,  has  submitted  to  Democratic  rule. 
Now,  after  seven  years  of  unwise,  wasteful,  and  inefficient  Democratic 
management,  Pennsylvania  feels  her  great  responsibility  in  aiding  the 
country  to  the  end  that  these  deplorable  national  conditions  may  cease 
and  the  business  of  the  country  be  restored  to  normal. 

In  common  with  her  sister  States,  Pennsylvania  seeks  the  overthrow 
of  this  seven  years'  blight  that  has  shocked  our  American  institutions 
and  burdened  our  people. 

And  there  are  strong  political  reasons  for  this.  Republican  suprem- 
acy is  actually  threatened  in  the  eastern  States,  and  without  intending  to 
reflect  upon  our  neighbors  these  facts  should  be  stated :  The  great  Em- 
pire State  now  has  a  Democratic  Governor,  and  so  have  New  Jersey, 
Ohio,  Maryland,  and  West  Virginia.  The  situation  is  embarrassing  to 
national  Republicanism.  Pennsylvania  is  now  in  reality  a  Republican 
oasis  surrounded  by  normally  Republican  States  in  a  desert  of  Democratic 
Executives.  And  this  on  the  Eastern  front,  where  Republicanism  hitherto 
has  been  regarded  as  impregnable.  East  of  the  Appalachian  Chain,  we 
have  one-third  of  the  entire  population  of  this  country.  We  cannot  afford 
to  further  weaken  this  Republican  stronghold.  Party  wisdom  would  dic- 
tate at  this  momentous  period  the  closest  scrutiny  of  these  unusual  condi- 
tions. The  selection  of  an  eastern  candidate,  therefore,  becomes  a  mat- 
ter of  grave  importance. 

Pennsylvania  realizes  that  a  strong  man  is  needed;  that  he  must  be 
a  thorough-going,  one  hundred  per  cent.  American;  that  he  must  be 
experienced  in  business  and  state-craft,  familiar  with  the  methods  of  those 


174  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

who  would  have  the  government  serve  their  selfish  ends  and  be  able  to 
check  them;  sympathetic  with  those  who  labor  on  the  farm,  in  the  fac- 
tory, in  the  mine  or  upon  the  sea;  healthy  enough  in  physique,  and  lib- 
eral enough  in  mentality,  to  adequately  and  wisely  meet  the  expectations 
of  those  who  elected  him  to  office. 

Pennsylvania  presents  a  candidate  who  is  in  good  health;  (applause) 
who  is  physically  fit ;  who  mixes  with  the  people  and  knows  their  hopes 
and  ambitions.  We  cannot  too  strongly  emphasize  the  value  of  sturdy 
and  strong  manhood  in  the  executive  office.  Youth  is  upon  the  side  of 
our  candidate.  He  has  not  attained  the  meridian  of  life,  yet  he  is  old 
enough  to  have  builded  far  beyond  the  ordinary  in  the  constructive  sense ; 
and  he  has  yielded  to  the  service  of  his  country  a  gallant  son  who  was 
wounded  on  the  fields  of  France. 

Ability,  as  well  as  youth  and  strength  is  a  prime  consideration. 
This  Quaker  boy  who  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Lancaster  County,  the  rich- 
est in  agriculture  in  the  United  States,  and  who  for  a  brief  period  at- 
tended school  in  Michigan,  resumed  his  farm  life  in  Delaware  County, 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  has  since  remained  an  honored  citizen  ever  in- 
creasing in  popularity  and  influence.  Our  candidate  branched  out  early 
into  enterprises  calculated  to  tax  the  mettle  of  any  man.  He  became 
the  publisher  of  a  newspaper,  which  he  still  directs;  he  engaged  in  in- 
dustrial pursuits,  becoming  a  factor  in  the  production  of  iron  and  steel, 
the  very  weather  vane  of  progress,  and  he  interested  himself  in  ship- 
building, studying  the  problems  of  commerce  and  war  from  the  view- 
point of  a  constructor.  He  also  applied  himself  to  transportation  and 
banking.  Going  into  the  Pennsylvania  senate  at  the  age  of  twenty-four, 
he  realized  the  importance  to  the  farmer  and  to  the  urbanite  of  improved 
roads.  This  was  one  of  his  great  achievements  in  the  Legislature,  and 
so  intelligently  did  he  labor  that  in  Pennsylvania  he  has  earned  the  title 
of  "Father  of  Good  Roads."  His  legislative  career 'was  an  exceptional 
one;  a  mere  youth  when  first  elected  to  the  Senate,  he  remained  in  that 
body  a  quarter  of  a  century,  recognized  everywhere  as  a  manly,  clean 
legislator,  and  a  statesman  of  ability  whose  motives  could  not  be  honestly 
assailed.  He  became  the  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth  and  is  now 
serving  in  that  capacity.  Since  his  induction  into  office,  the  laws  of  the 
Commonwealth  have  been  simplified,  revenue  difficulties  adjusted,  archaic 
methods  have  given  way  to  a  system  more  in  keeping  with  modern  state 
requirements;  the  revenues  have  been  increased  by  the  introduction  of 
business  methods,  and  the  educational  system  has  been  revolutionized  so 
vastly  to  the  benefit  of  those  who  patronize  the  public  schools. 

In  the  Pennsylvania  candidate,  therefore,  we  have  an  educated  man 
who  is  not  pedantic ;  not  afflicted  with  excessive  intellectuality,  but  a 
business  man  who  has  been  a  lawmaker,  a  plain  man  who  has  practical 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION         175 

business  experience;  a  sane  man  who  has  been  "Successful;  a  protectionist 
and  an  expansionist  who  believes  in  the  development  of  his  own  country 
and  in  the  extension  of  our  foreign  trade ;  in  short,  a  modern  McKinley 
whose  election  to  the  Presidency  would  assure  the  country  of  an  early 
and  sane  resumption  of  normal  business  everywhere.  In  his  hands,  the 
government  would  be  neither  wasteful  nor  inefficient.  His  election  would 
be  an  assurance  of  the  return  of  sanity  and  stability  in  our  governmental 
and  business  affairs. 

On  behalf  of  the  Pennsylvania  delegation,  and  in  the  name  of  the 
citizens  of  that  great  Commonwealth,  I  nominate  for  President,  William 
Cameron  Sproul,  Governor  of  Pennsylvania.  (Applause,  loud  and  pro- 
longed, members  of  the  Pennsylvania  delegation  standing  on  chairs  and 
waving  flags,  concluding  by  giving  three  rousing  cheers  for  Governor 
Sproul.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. —  Judge      William      I.      Schaffer,  cf 
Pennsylvania,  to  second  the  nomination  of  Governor  Sproul. 


MR.  SCHAFFER  SECONDING  MR.  SPROUL'S  NOMINATION 

MR.  SCHAFFER,  of  Pennsylvania. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Con- 
vention, I  am  delegated  to  come  here  by  all  of  my  colleagues  in  the  Penn- 
sylvania delegation  to  assure  you  in  the  first  instance  that  from  the  mo- 
ment the  candidate  shall  be  named  in  this  Convention  you  can  put  Penn- 
sylvania's electoral  votes  in  the  Republican  column.  (Applause.) 

I  come  here  as  a  herald  for  a  real  leader  of  men;  I  come  here  to 
voice  the  aspirations  and  the  hopes  of  my  State,  that  you  will  recognize 
its  stalwart  Republicanism  in  making  its  candidate  your  standard  bearer 
in  this  great  campaign  now  ahead.  (Applause.)  The  delegates  of  this 
Convention  are  playing  in  a  drama  on  the  greatest  stage  that  there  is  in 
the  world,  with  all  civilized  mankind  as  the  audience.  It  is  your  right 
to  have  as  your  candidate  a  man  of  tried  experience,  of  broad  view,  un- 
derstanding the  problems  of  the  future  and  capable  of  working  them  out. 

So  Pennsylvania  presents  to  you  a  great  business  man,  with  experi- 
ence as  broad  as  the  land,  a  great  executive  who  has  made  government 
in  Pennsylvania  a  pattern  for  all  the  rest  of  the  country  (cheers  and 
applause),  a  great  leader  in  the  full  advantage  of  vigorous  manhood, 
who  will  inspire  the  Republicans  in  this  campaign ;  and  a  man  so  big  him- 
self that  he  will  not  be  afraid  to  call  around  him  all  the  talent  and  all 
the  brains  and  all  the  capacity  that  is  available  in  the  Republican  party 
to  aid  him  in  the  coming  four  years.  (Applause.) 


176  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

So,  'on  behalf  of  that  stalwart  Republicanism  of  Pennsylvania  which 
never  wavers,  I  second  the  nomination  of  Governor  Sproul.  (Continued 
applause.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  will  continue  the  call- 
ing of  the  roll. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  resumed  the  call  of  States. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN  (when  Washington  was  called). — Mr. 
George  H.  Walker,  of  Washington,  who  will  present  the  name  of  Senator 
Miles  Poindexter.  (Applause.) 


MR.  WALKER  NOMINATING  MR.  POINDEXTER. 


MR.  WALKER,  of  Washington. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen 
of  the  Convention : 

Sixty  years  ago  the  Republican  Party  met  in  national  convention 
not  for  from  this  spot.  It  was  at  the  cross-roads  of  Destiny.  (Applause.) 
In  that  hour  it  called  a  man  out  of  the  West  to  lead  its  hosts  to  vic- 
tory. History  has  stamped  with  the  seal  of  its  approval  the  action 
of  that  convention.  Pray  Almighty  God  that  what  we  do  here  today 
may  receive  a  like  sanction.  (Applause.) 

The  choice  of  that  convention  for  the  exalted  office  of  President 
was  in  his  early  fifties.  He  was  richly  endowed  by  nature  physically, 
mentally  and  morally  for  the  storm  and  stress  the  future  held  in  store. 
He  was  the  generous  product  of  the  frontier,  of  the  free  and  open 
spaces  of  the  expanding  West.  His  character  had  been  shaped  and 
molded  by  the  broadening  life  of  a  new  community  into  which  were 
pouring  the  strong,  ambitious  sons  and  daughters  of  the  older  States 
of  the  Union.  His  also  was  the  incomparable  training  of  a  lawyer 
who  throughout  his  career  had  actively  participated  in  public  life. 
Thus  had  Divine  Providence  prepared  him  for  his  work.  (Applause.) 

And  now,  sixty  years  after  those  never-to-be-forgotten  days  of 
the  Republic,  we  face  again  the  parting  of  the  ways.  We  are  gath- 
ered here  from  the  four  quarters  of  this  mighty  land  in  a  representa- 
tive capacity,  and  not  in  our  own  behalf.  A  solemn  duty  rests  upon 
us  to  search  well  the  past  and  be  guided  by  the  light  of  experience. 
The  unprecedented  uncertainty  of  the  times  admonishes  that  we  make 
ro  mistake  »n  the  choice  of  the  man  who  is  to  lead  this  fight.  (Applause.) 


WILLIS  C.   COOK,   of   South  Dakota 
Member  )f  Committee  on  Arrangements 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL  .CONVENTION          177 

The  State  of  Washington  is  the  peer  of  any  of  her  sisters,  whether 
in  resource,  in  culture  or  in  patriotism.  This  great  State  has  a  man 
strikingly  possessed  of  the  qualities  of  the  leader  of  the  years  gone 
by,  whose  memory  is  the  heritage,  not  alone  of  the  Republican  Party, 
but  of  the  World.  No  matter  who  or  what  the  man,  times  and  events 
conspire  to  fix  his  place  in  history.  None  may  foresee  how  any  one 
of  the  distinguished  men  contending  for  the  honors  of  this  convention 
might  meet  the  requirements  of  the  days  that  are  to  come.  But  so 
surely  as  a  man's  past  is  an  earnest  of  his  future,  this  man  will  mea- 
sure up  to  the  performances  of  the  great  Presidents  who  have  gone 
before.  (Applause.) 

He  also  is  in  his  early  fifties.  A  stalwart  physically,  we  believe  he 
has  the  mind  and  heart  for  which  you  search.  He,  too,  is  the  gen- 
erous product  of  the  frontier,  of  the  free  and  open  spaces  of  the 
expanding  West.  His  character  has  been  shaped  and  molded  by 
the  broadening  life  of  a  new  community.  It  is  characteristic  of  his 
initiative  and  self-reliance  that  in  his  youth  he  put  the  expanse  of  a 
continent  behind  him,  and  unaided  and  alone,  cast  in  his  lot  with  those 
who  had  set  themselves  the  task  of  building  an  American  Common- 
wealth on  the  shores  of  the  North  Pacific.  Granted  no  odds  of  for- 
tune, neither  wealth,  no  station,  no  influential  friends — only  an 
opportunity  in  competition  with  all  comers  in  that  new  land  of  great 
promise — he  hewed  out  a  place  for  himself.  Of  such  stuff  are  the 
leaders  of  men.  (Applause.) 

A  lawyer  by  profession,  he  has  served  as  Prosecuting  Attorney, 
Judge  at  Nisi  Prius,  Member  of  Congress  and  Senator  of  the  United 
States  now  well  towards  the  end  of  his  second  term.  He  stands  at 
the  forefront  in  debate  in  that  greatest  of  deliberative  assemblies. 
Ten  and  twelve  and  fourteen  years  ago  he  pioneered  in  the  liberal 
movement  within  the  party.  In  these  latter  days  of  ferment  and 
unrest,  he  has  thrown  himself  without  reserve  athwart  the  forces  of 
sedition  and  revolution. 

He  believes  Jn  popular  sovereignty.  He  trusts  the  people.  He 
never  moves  by  indirection.  He  is  -the  first  man  in  all  our  history  to 
announce  directly  to  the  people  his  ambition  to  serve  them  as  Presi- 
dent, and  to  declare  himself  on  all  questions  in  such  plain  and  simple 
language  that  all  who  ran  might  read.  The  announcement  and  dec- 
laration thus  made  reflect  the  man.  With  him  the  shortest  distance 
between  two  points  is  a  straight  line.  (Applause.) 

He  is  no  clanging  militarist.  Yet  he  believes  that  when  on  a 
fair  and  lawful  errand,  no  matter  where  throughout  the  world,  a  man 
stands  up  and  says:  "I  am  an  American  Citizen,"  that  man  should 


178  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

know  and  should  rest  assured  that  he  will  be  protected  in  his  prop- 
erty and  in  his  person  and  that  behind  him  are  the  whole  majesty  and 
power  of  his  country  and  his  hundred  million  countrymen. 

Fear  has  never  laid  its  palsying  hand  upon  him.  As  well  as  any 
man  in  all  this  land  he  knows  that  the  well  being  of  all  of  us  is 
grounded  in  the  well  being  of  those  whose  lives  are  devoted  to  physi- 
cal toil.  He  also  knows  that  there  must  needs  be  labor  of  the  mind 
and  of  the  spirit.  As  well  as  any  man  in  all  this  land  he  knows  that 
those  who  eat  their  bread  in  the  sweat  of  their  faces  are  as  devoted, 
as  loyal  and  as  true  to  country  as  any  within  the  confines  of  the 
Republic.  He  also  knows  that  moving  among  them  are  those  who 
preach  the  specious  but  noxious  doctrine  of  class.  These  soft-handed 
Brahmins  of  labor,  with  intolerable  insolence  and  effrontery,  issued 
their  imperious  mandate  to  an  American  Congress,  and  therewith 
drunk  with  power,  threw  down  the  gauntlet  of  further  aggression. 
This  Senator  from  the  Northwest,  without  reckoning  the  cost  and 
without  a  moment's  hesitation,  took  it  up.  In  clear  and  forceful  defi- 
ance he  declared  their  demands  to  be  incompatible  with  our  liberty, 
our  freedom  and  our  self-respect.  (Long  continued  applause.) 

His  capacity  and  genius  for  leadership  appear  throughout  his 
public  life.  He,  first  and  foremost  amongst  the  Senators,  and  weeks 
in  advance  of  any  of  them,  and  while  we  were  yet  under  the  spell 
of  the  Magician  of  the  White  House,  sounded  the  alarm  and  pro- 
tested the  proposed  venture  into  the  Unknown.  He  it  was  who  first 
called  upon  his  countrymen  not  to  accept  the  Covenant  for  a  League* 
of  Nations  until  they  had  read  once  more  Washington's  Farewell 
Address  and  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  The  American  people 
paused  and  read.  They  have  not  yet  accepted  the  Covenant.  Come 
what  may,  they  will  never  forget  his  great  service  of  statesmanship 
in  helping  to  save  the  country  from  precipitate  action  on  the  most 
tremendous  question  that  has  confronted  it  since  Abraham  Lincoln 
refused  to  permit  this  Nation  to  be  divided  against  itself.  (Applause.) 

This,  then  is  the  manner  of  the  man.  At  the  zenith  of  his  pow- 
ers, simple  in  his  tastes,  approachable,  direct,  self-reliant,  courageous, 
masterful,  trained  and  experienced  in  public  life,  one  who  has  never 
known  defeat,  one  upon  whom  the  Fates  have  bestowed  the  habit  of 
success.  For  President  of  the  United  States  the  State  of  Washington 
offers  you  and  the  Nation  the  name  of  its  junior  United  States  Sena- 
tor, the  Honorable  Miles  Poindexter.  (Applause  long  continued.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Mr.  Jules  S.  Bache,  of  New  York, 
to  second  the  nomination  of  Senator  Poindexter. 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          179 

MR.   BACHE  SECONDING   MR.   POINDEXTER'S    NOMINATION. 

MR.  JULES  S.  BACHE,  of  New  York. — From  New  York,  but  not  for  New 
York,  whose  representatives  have  already  put  their  magnificent  candi- 
date in  nomination  (applause),  but  for  the  thousands  of  business  men 
in  the  East  who  believe  that  in  this  crisis  in  the  nation's  affairs  the  great 
Western  section  may  be  counted  upon  to  uphold  its  best  traditons,  I  am 
here  to  second  the  nomination  of  a  great  legislator,  jurist  and  citizen, 
who  will  combine  the  virile,  sane,  progressive  demands  of  the  West,  with 
a  full  appreciation  of  the  hope,  ideals  and  aims  of  the  great  manufac- 
turing centers  of  the  East,  and  who  in  welding  all  these  great  interests 
together  into  a  harmonious  whole  will  prove  a  worthy  successor  to 
Washington,  Lincoln  and  Roosevelt,  with  the  latter  of  whom'  he  held  such 
intimate  relationship.  I  cannot  believe  that  the  American  people  want  a 
President  sent  by  divine  right  to  rule  the  United  States,  but  rather  one 
who,  when  honored  with  a  mandate  of  the  great  Republican  party,  will 
proceed  to  become  President  of  all  the  people.  Such  a  man  I  think  the 
people  will  find  in  the  Honorable  Miles  Poindexter,  of  Washington,  whose 
name  I  have  great  pleasure  in  seconding.  (Applause.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  will  continue  the  call- 
ing of  the  roll  of  States  for  nominations  for  the  office  of  President  of 
the  United  States. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  WILL  A.  WAITE,  of  Michigan). — West  Vir- 
ginia. (Applause.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Has  \Vest  Virginia  a  name  to  present 
to  the  Convention? 

MR.  JOHN  S.  DARST,  of  West  Virginia. — Yes,  Mr.  Chairman,  Judge 
Sanders  is  now  on  his  way.  to  the  platform. 

As  Judge  Joseph  M.  Sanders  appeared  on  the  platform  he  was  enthu- 
siastically cheered  by  the  West  Virginia  delegation. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  presents  Judge  Joseph  M. 
Sanders,  of  West  Virginia,  who  comes  to  present  the  name  of  Senator 
Howard  Sutherland,  of  West  Virginia.  (Applause.) 


MR.  SANDERS  NOMINATING  SENATOR  SUTHERLAND. 

i 

MR.  JOSEPH  M.  SANDERS,  of  West  Virginia. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies 
and  Gentlemen,  fellow  members  of  this  great  Republican  Convention: 
We  are  about  drawing  to  the  close  of  our  nominating  program,  and  I 
want  to  please  you  by  the  announcement  that  I  only  desire  ten  or  fifteen 
minutes  to  talk  about  West  Virginia  and  her  candidate.  (Applause.) 


180  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

This  magnificent  Convention  brings  to  me  the  view  that  the  people 
of  this  nation  are  hungry  for  a  Republican  administration.  It  brings 
to  me  the  conviction  that  the  people  of  this  land  are  longing  to  hover 
under  the  protecting  wing  of  the  Republican  party.  (Applause.)  When 
the  life  of  this  nation  was  at  stake  more  than  half  a  century  ago,  West 
Virginia  strongly  opposed  secession  and  was  born  into  Statehood  be- 
cause she  stood  for  the  preservation  of  the  Union,  for  the  Stars  and 
Stripes  purchased  by  the  .blood  of  our  ancestors.  (Applause.) 

West  Virginia  is  not  a  sectional  State.  Her  geographical  location  is 
such  that  she  cannot  be  said  to  be  particularly  identified  as  a  Southern, 
Northern,  Eastern,  or  Western  State.  She  was  born  into  Statehood  be- 
cause she  strongly  opposed  secession  and  stood  for  the  preservation  of 
the  Union  and  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  purchased  by  the  blood  of  our 
ancestors.  Early  after  her  birth  she  became  a  thoroughly  entrenched 
Republican  State,  until  today  she  is  one  of  the  most  dependable  Republican 
States  in  the  Union,  and  is  giving  great  importance  to  the  nation  as  a 
State.  She  has  contributed  to  the  political  life  of  the  nation  many  promi- 
nent public  men.  She  is  small  in  area,  but  she  is  the  nation's  greatest 
storehouse  of  wealth,  and  her  population  and  industrial  development  are 
increasing  with  leaps  and  bounds.  She  is  the  second  greatest  coal-pro- 
ducing State  in  the  Union,  and  that,  together  with  her  other  many  natural 
resources,  makes  her  one  of  the  richest  States  in  the  nation,  although  in 
point  of  development  of  her  natural  resources  she  is  only  in  her  infancy. 
(Applause.) 

It  is  said  that  West  Virginia  is  too  small  from  which  to  select  a  can- 
didate for  President.  While  it  is  true  she  is  small  in  area,  yet  in  wealth 
and  in  strong  men  she  is  immensely  rich.  In  selecting  a  candidate  for  the 
high  office  of  President  we  should  not  measure  his  worth  and  fitness  by 
the  size  of  his  State.  Fitness  and  qualifications  should  be  looked  to  in 
making  such  selection,  independent  of  particular  location.  It  must  not 
be  said  that  the  young  men  of  the  small  States  of  the  Union  can  have 
no  hope  of  aspiring  to  the  Presidency,  and  that  their  aspirations  must  be 
stifled  and  destroyed  because  of  their  particular  geograhpical  location. 
(Applause.) 

West  Virginia  is  a  dutiful  State.  When  the  declaration  of  the  World 
War  came  she  cheerfully  and  speedily  responded  to  the  call  by  furnishing 
her  men,  women  and  money,  and  firmly  took  her  stand  among  the  States 
of  the  natio,n  in  prosecuting  the  war.  On  all  great  public  questions  she 
has  been  found  to  take  a  prominent  and  correct  position.  On  the  equal 
suffrage  resolution,  providing  for  the  enfranchisement  of  half  of  the 
voting  population  of  the  country,  and  which  is  one  among  the  greatest 
questions  ever  presented  to  the  American  people,  she  took  a  stand  in 
favor  of  equal  suffrage.  She  believed  in  giving  to  the  women  of  the 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION'          181 

country  their  inalienable  rights.  She  believed  that  the  governed  should 
participate  in  the  government,  and  that  women  should  be  no  longer  politi- 
cal slaves,  but  that  the  shackles  placed  about  them  by  selfish  men  should 
be  removed  and  that  they  should  be  given  their  entire  political  freedom. 
(Applause.) 

This  nation  is  now  facing  the  greatest  crisis  of  its  history,  brought 
upon  it  by  the  unsound  policies  and  untold  extravagance  of  the  present 
administration,  and  the  people  are  looking  to  the  Republican  party  to  lead 
them  safely  through  this  crisis  and  re-establish  in  this  nation  peace,  order 
and  contentment.  The  Republican  party  has  always  been  equal  to  this 
occasion — it  has  always  faithfully  discharged  the  trust  reposed  in  it  by 
the  people,  and  if  this  Convention  will  dispel  from  its  consideration  all 
selfish  thoughts,  and  look  alone  to  the  welfare  of  the  nation,  the  present 
unsettled  condition  of  the  country  can  soon  be  overcome  and  former 
business  conditions  restored. 

Y\  hile  war-time  legislation  was  once  justified,  the  reason  for  it  no 
longer  exists.  The  people  of  this  country  want  the  hand  of  tyranny  re- 
moved from  about  their  throats,  that  they  may  enjoy  the  freedom  guar- 
anteed to  them  by  the  Constitution.  (Applause.)  The  rule  of  despotism 
should  not  be  allowed  to  longer  stand,  and  the  people  of  this  conutry 
should  be  allowed  to  prosecute  their  legitimate  business  pursuits  without 
being  unduly  hampered  and  obstructed  by  governmental  interference. 

To  accomplish  this  end  we  must  be  fair  with  the  people  and  exercise 
great  wisdom  in  the  selection  of  a  candidate  for  President.  We  must 
offer  to  them  a  man  who  possesses  the  highest  qualities,  both  from  a 
standpoint  of  integrity  and  business  qualifications,  and  with  the  strength 
of  manhood  to  do  exact  and  complete  justice  to  all,  regardless  of  posi- 
tion, and  one  who  possesses  sufficient  diplomacy  and  good  judgment  to 
bring  about  and  maintain  just  and  friendly  relations  between  labor  and 
capital. 

In  our  relations  with  foreign  countries  we  must  reserve  to  ourselves 
the  right  to  dictate  our  own  policies.  We  must  not  make  treaties  that 
may  result  in  entanglements  with  foreign  countries,  to  the  injury  of  our 
own  people.  We  must  not  allow  ourselves  to  be  drawn  into  war  between 
foreign  countries  against  our  will.  The  right  to  determine  the  question 
as  to  when  we  shall  go  to  war  must  be  reserved  unto  ourselves.  It  must 
be  left  to  us  to  say  when  we  shall  send  our  boys  to  foreign  countries  to 
fight  their  battles. 

There  must  be  no  infringement  upon  the  Monroe  doctrine,  but  it  must 
remain  inviolate;  and  I  want  to  congratulate  our  representatives  who 
so  ably  and  courageously  opposed  the  ratification  of  the  League  of  Na- 
tions and  who  so  ably  supported  and  adopted  the  peace  resolution,  which 
was  afterwards  vetoed  by  the  President. 


182  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

We  have  a  man  who  measures  up  to  these  requirements,  from  West 
Virginia,  whom  I  propose  to  place  in  nomination  here  today.  (Applause.) 
West  Virginia  has  never  presented  to  a  convention  a  candidate  for  the 
nomination  of  President,  and  I  am  proud  to  have  the  honor  of  being 
the  first  man  to  present  the  name  of  a  West  Virginian  for  such  nomina- 
tion. 

West  Virginia's  candidate  has  risen  from  an  editor  of  a  news- 
paper to  the  exalted  position  of  United  States  Senator,  filling  during  his 
career  many  offices,  in  the  county,  State  and  nation,  and  is  now  serving 
a  term  in  the  United  States  Senate,  acquitting  himself  with  credit  and 
bringing  honor  to  the  people  he  has  so  ably  represented.  His  experi- 
ence as  a  public  official  and  a  successful  business  man,  and  his  compre- 
hensive vision  of  governmental  matters,  eminently  fits  him  to  serve  the 
people  and  discharge  with  credit  the  duties  of  this  high  office.  (Applause.) 

I  now  have  the  honor  of  presenting  to  you,  for  your  consideration  in 
selecting  a  candidate  for  President,  Honorable  Howard  Sutherland,  of 
West  Virginia.  (Applause,  laud  and  prolonged,  the  \Vest  Virginia  dele- 
gation standing  on  their  chairs,  waving  flags  and  cheering  for  Sutherland 
for  President.) 


MR.  MARSHALL  SECONDING  SENATOR  SUTHERLAND'S 
NOMINATION. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Mr.  John  Marshall,  of  West  Virginia, 
who  will  second  the  nomination  of  Senator  Howard  Sutherland  of  that 
State.  (Applause.) 

MR.  JOHN  MARSHALL,  of  West  Virginia. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  Convention :  For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the 
State,  West  Virginia  comes  to  the  Republican  National  Convention  with 
a  mandate  to  present  a  candidate,  and  I  shall  be  but  one  minute  in  sec- 
onding his  nomination.  (Applause,  interspersed  with  cries  of  "Good ! 
Good !") 

West  Virginia  has  an  abiding  place  in  the  Republican  party.  We 
have  most  profound  respect  for  the  wisdom  of  this  Convention,  and  from 
among  this  great  field  of  candidates  your  choice  will  be  made  and  will 
have  an  enthusiastic  response  on  our  part.  (Applause,  interspersed  with 
cries  of  "That's  right.") 

Our  Senator  and  candidate  left  the  business  field  a  few  years  ago, 
after  making  a  most  distinguished  success,  in  order  to  enter  politics,  and 
he  has  become  a  statesman  in  the  truest  and  best  sense.  If  this  Conven- 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          183 

tion  should  see  fit  to  nominate  him  you  would  have  a  standard  bearer 
who  requires  no  apologies,  no  glossing  over,  no  sectional  explanation. 

The  old  commonwealth  of  Virginia  has  offered  many  acceptable  sons 
for  this  great  office.  West  Virginia  has  forfeited  that  birthright,  has 
given  up  that  tradition  in  order  to  follow  Abraham  Lincoln  and  the  Re- 
publican party.  We  nominate,  therefore,  in  the  same  spirit  of  patriotism, 
with  the  same  devotion  to  the  Republican  party,  a  man  eminently  worthy 
of  our  best  traditions,  Howard  Sutherland.  (Applause). 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
resume  the  calling  of  the  roll  of  States  for  nominations  for  the  office 
of  President. 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  THOMAS  WILLIAMSON,  of  Illinois). — Wiscon- 
sin, W'yoming,  Alaska,  District  of  Columbia,  Hawaii,  Philippine  Islands, 
Porto  Rico. 


FIRST  BALLOT  FOR  SELECTION  OF  CANDIDATE  FOR  THE 

PRESIDENCY. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — That  concludes  the  calling  of  the  roll 
of  States  for  nominations.  Under  the  rules,  nominations  having  been 
closed,  the  next  business  of  the  Convention  is  that  of  balloting  on  these 
names  in  order  to  make  a  nomination  of  a  candidate  for  the  office  of 
President  of  the  United  States.  (This  announcement  was  greeted  with 
enthusiastic  applause.)  The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  call  the 
roll  of  States,  and  as  the  name  of  each  State  is  called  the  chairman  of 
the  delegation  will  announce  the  number  of  votes,  within  its  quota,  that 
the  State  wishes  to  cast  for  one  or  more  of  the  names  now  before  the 
Convention. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  proceeded  to  call  the  roll  of  States, 
and  during  the  calling  of  the  roll  the  following  took  place : 

MR.  JOHN  L.  RAND,  of  Oregon  (when  Oregon  was  called,  the  vote 
having  been  announced  as  9  for  Johnson  and  1  for  Wood). — Mr.  Chair- 
man, I  challenge  the  correctness  of  that  vote.  The  primary  held  in  the 
State  of  Oregon  instructed  us  to  vote  for  Hiram  W.  Johnson. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — You  can  ask  for  a  poll  of  the  delega- 
tion if  you  wish? 

MR.  JOHN  L.  RAND,  of  Oregon.— Then  I  demand  a  poll  of  the  Ore- 
gon delegation. 


184 


OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  will  call  the  roll  of 
delegates  for  the  State  of  Oregon  and  let  each  answer  to  his  name. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  called  the  roll  of  the 
Oregon  delegation,  the  result  was  announced:  Johnson,  9;  Wood,  1; 
as  follows: 

OREGON 


Delegates 

Wallace   McCamant    

Conrad   P.   Olson    

Charles  H.  Carey    

John    L.    Rand    

DISTRICTS — Delegates 
1 — Walter  L.  Tooze,  Jr. 

E.  J.  Adams    

2— W.  H.  Brooke 

D.  J.   Cooper    

3— Dow   Walker    

Hamilton  Johnstone   . 


Johnson. 

'i 

1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 


Wood. 

1 


The  Secretary  having  resumed  and  concluded  the  calling  of  th" 
roll  of  States,  the  result  was  announced: 

Wood,  287y2;  Lowden,  21  \y2;  Johnson,  133^;  Sproul,  84;  But- 
ler, 69y2;  Harding,  65^;  Coolidge,  34;  Poindexter,  20;  LaFollette, 
24;  Pritchard,  21;  Sutherland,  17;  du  Pont,  7;  Hoover,  5j4;  Borah,  2; 
Warren,  1;  not  voting,  1;  total,  984,  as  follows: 

TABULATION   OF   FIRST   BALLOT 


I        1      I 
3         £      4 . 

Alabama    14               4                6 

Arizona    6               6 

Arkansas    13               6                6 

California     26 

Colorado    12               9                2 

Connecticut   '. 14  ..               14 

Delaware    6 

Florida     8               4'/2            2 

Georgia    17               8                9 

Idaho    8               5 

Illinois    58  14               41 

Indiana    30  22 

Iowa    26  ..              26 

Kansas    20  14                6 

Kentucky    26  . .              20 

Louisiana     12               3                3 

Maine    12  11 

Maryland     16  16 

Massachusetts    35               7 

Michigan    30 

Minnesota    24  19                3 

Mississippi     12                4^a             2 

Missouri     36               4J4           18 


30 
2 

2 
3 


EARLE    S.    KINSLEY,    of    Vermont 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


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TABULATION   OF    FIRST  BALLOT-ConftnW 


States 


Montana    8 

Nebraska    16  3 

Nevada     6  2                1% 

New   Hampshire    8 

New   Jersey    28  17 

New    Mexico    6  6 

New  York 88  10                2 

North    Carolina     22 

North   Dakota    10  2 

Ohio    48  9 

Oklahoma    20  1%          18% 

Oregon     10  1 

Pennsylvania    76 

Rhode  Island   10  10 

South   Carolina    11  ..                8 

South    Dakota    10  10 

Tennessee     20  20 

Texas   23  8%            5 

Utah    8                                2 

Vermont    8  8 

Virginia   IS  3              12 

Washington    14 

West  Virginia    16 

Wisconsin    26  1 

Wyoming   6  ..                 3 

Alaska    '. 2 

Dist.    of   Columbia 2  2 

Hawaii     2 

Philippine    Islands    2  2 

Porto    Rico    2  1                1 


13 
2 


11 


% 


Totals    984 

Scattering  votes  not  tabulated  above: 


133^ 


65  % 

'- 


84 


34 


HERBERT  HOOVER:  1  vote  from  Maine;  %  vote  from  Nevada;  3  votes  from  New 
York;  1  vote  from  Wisconsin,  a  total  of  5%  votes. 

COLEMAN  du  PONT:  The  6  votes  of  Delaware  and  1  vote  from  Louisiana;  a  total 
of  7  votes. 

PETER  C.  PRITCHARD:  21  votes  from  North  Carolina. 

ROBERT  M.  La  FOLLETTE:  24  votes  from  Wisconsin. 

HOWARD  SUTHERLAND:  The  16  votes  of  West  Virginia,  and  1  vote  from  Mis- 
souri; a  total  of  17  votes. 

WILLIAM   E.   BORAH:   2  votes   from   Idaho. 

CHARLES  B.   WARREN:    1   vote  from  Texas. 

MILES  POINDEXTER:  The  14  votes  of  Washington,  2  votes  of  Alaska,  2  votes  of 
Hawaii,  1  vote  from  New  York  and  1  vote  from  Louisiana;  a  total  of  20  votes. 

NICHOLAS  MURRAY  BUTLER:  68  votes  from  New  York,  1  vote  from  Ken- 
tucky, and  %  vote  from  Texas,  a  total  of  69%  votes. 

NOT  VOTING:    Missouri,    1. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — No  candidate  having  received  a  ma- 
jority of  the  votes  of  the  Convention  and  therefore  no  nomination  of 
a  candidate  for  the  Presidency  having  been  made,  the  Secretary 
will  call  the  roll  of  States  for  the  second  ballot. 


186  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

SECOND   BALLOT  FOR   PRESIDENTIAL   NOMINATION 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — In  order  to  expedite  as  much  as  pos- 
sible on  this  hot  afternoon  the  taking  of  the  second  ballot  I  would 
suggest  to  the  chairmen  of  the  several  delegations  that  they  be  pre- 
pared to  announce  the  vote  of  their  delegations  when  their  States 
are  called. 

During  the  balloting  the  following  occurred: 

MR.  ROSCOE  PICKETT,  of  Georgia  (when  Georgia  was  called  and  the 
chairman  of  the  delegation  announced  the  vote  as  9  for  Lowden  and 
8  for  Wood). — I  ask  for  a  poll  of  the  Georgia  delegation. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Request  having  been  made  to  poll  the 
Georgia  delegation  the  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  call  the  roll 
of  delegates  of  that  State. 

The  Secretary  having  called  the  roll  of  the  Georgia  delegates,  the 
result  was  announced:  Lowden,  9;  Wood,  8;  as  follows: 


GEORGIA 
AT  LARGE 
Delegates  Lowden.  Wood. 

Henry   Lincoln  Johnson    1 

Churchill    P.    Goree    

Benj .  J.  Davis   1 

Joseph  H.  Watson   1 

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

1— Walter   S.    Scott 1 

2 — W.  F.  Satterwhite 1 

3 — E.   S.  Richardson   1 

4 — C.  D.  Williams   L. .. 

5 — John  W.  Martin   

6— B.   M.   Sherard   


7— D.   C.    Cole 

8— W.  H.  Harris  . . 

9— W.   Y.    Gilliam 

Roscoe   Pickett    . 

10— R.  C.  Williams 

11— E.  R.   Belcher   . 

12— S.  S.  Mincey   .. 


Totals 


The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  resumed  the  calling  of  the  roll 
of  States. 

A  NORTH  CAROLINA  DELEGATE  (when  the  State  of  North  Carolina  was 
called  and  the  vote  announced  as  10  for  Lowden,  10  for  Pritchard,  2 
for  Wood). — As  a  member  of  the  North  Carolina  delegation  I  desire 
a  poll  of  the  delegates  from  this  State. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  roll  will  be  called. 

The  Secretary  having  called  the  roll  of  the  North  Carolina,  the 


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187 


result    was    announced:    Pritchard,    10;    Lowden,    10;       Wood,   2,   as 
follows: 


Delegates 

John  M.  Morehead  

Frank   A.    Linney    

E.  Carl  Duncan 

Marion   Butler    

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

1 — Isaac   M.   Meekins    

2— Dan  W.   Patrick    

3 — George  E.  Butler 

D.   M.   Jones    

4— R.    W.    Ward    

J.  J.  Jenkins    

5 — David  H.   Blair   

J.    H.    Harden    

6 — Irvin    B.    Tucker    

Alexander  L.  McCaskill 

7 — P.    E.    Brown    

Caudius  Dockery 

8— R.  A.  Kohloss   

T.    O.    Teague 

9— John   C.    McBee    

T.   J.    George    

10 — Charles  J.   Harris   , 

Brownlow  Jackson   


NORTH  CAROLINA 

AT     LARGE 

Loicden. 


Totals 


10 


Pritchard. 


1 

'i 

10 


Wood. 


The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  resumed  and  concluded 
the  calling  of  the  roll  of  States,  etc.,  the  result  was  announced: 

Wood,  289^;  Lowden,  259J4;  Johnson,  146;  Sproul,  78*6;  Hard- 
ing, 59;  Coolidge,  32;  Butler,  41;  La  Follette,  24;  Poindexter,  15; 
Sutherland,  15;  Pritchard,  10;  du  Pont,  7;  Hoover,  Sy2  Borah,  1; 
Knox,  1;  a  total  of  984,  as  follows: 

TABULATION   OF   SECOND   BALLOT 


Alabama    14  4  6                3 

Arizona    6  6 

Arkansas    13  2#  10J4 

California    26  ..  ..              26 

Colorado    12  9  2 

Connecticut     14  ..  13                1 

Delaware    6 

Florida     8  SX  2*/3 

Georgia     17  8  9 

Idaho    8  5  1                1 

Illinois    58  ..  41              17 

Indiana    30  22  ..                8 

Iowa    26  ..  26 

Kansas    20  14  6 

Kentucky     26  ..  26 

Louisiana    12  3  6 


188  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

TABULATION   OF   SECOND   BALLOT-Con;,™*/ 


States 


•Maine   

...      12 

11 

.. 

...      16 

16 

(  ^ 

.  .               .  .               •  • 

Massachusetts    

...     35 

7 

28 

Michigan    

...     30 

30 

Minnesota    

...     24 

19 

3 

2 

Mississippi     

....     12 

5J4 

1 

1 

...     36 

5 

19 

3 

S*/2                    2*/2                    1 

8 

.  . 

8 

Nebraska    

....     16 

5 

11 

.  . 

Nevada     

6 

2 

ll/2 

2 

New   Hampshire    

8 

8 

t  f 

.  . 

,  ,  .     28 
,...       6 

17 
6 

11 

.. 

....     88 

19 

16 

4 

2              ..                 3 

North    Carolina    , 

,  .  .  .     22 

2 

10 

North   Dakota    

....      10 

3 

1 

6 

Ohio     

,  .  .  .     48 

9 

39 

,  ...     20 

2 

18 

Oregon     

.  ...      10 

1 

9 

76 

75 

Rhode    Island    

10 

io 

11 

10 

1 

10 

io 

.  .              .  . 

20 

17 

2 

1 

.  ^ 

Texas   

.  .  .  .     23 

9 

7*/2 

1 

4^2 

Utah    

8 

5 

2 

1 

Vermont   

8 

8 

1  9 

....      15 

3 

12 

.  . 

.  . 

Washington    

14 

.  . 

.  . 

.  . 

West  Virginia    

....      16 

i 

,  . 

.  . 

.  .               .  .               .  . 

Wisconsin    

.  .  .  .     26 

i 

,  . 

.  .               .  .               .  . 

Wyoming   

6 

3 

3 

.  . 

Alaska     

2 

1 

1 

2 

2 

.  .               .  . 

Hawaii    

2 

1 

1 

Philippine    Islands    .... 

2 

2 

Porto  Rico    

2 

1 

1 

Totals    984 

Scattering  votes  not  tabulated  above: 


146 


59 


HERBERT  HOOVER:    1  vote  from  Maine;   */2  vote  from  Nevada;  3  votes  from  New 

York;   1  vote  from  Wisconsin;  a  total  of  5%  votes. 
COLEMAN   du   PONT:     The   6  votes   of   Delaware  and   1    vote    from   Mississippi,   a 

total  of  7  votes. 

PETER  C.   PRITCHARD:    10  votes  from  North   Carolina. 
ROBERT  M.   La  FOLLETTE:    24  votes  from  Wisconsin. 
HOWARD  SUTHERLAND:     15  votes  from  West  Virginia. 
WILLIAM  E.   BORAH:     1  vote  from  Idaho. 
MILES  POINDEXTER:    The  14  votes  of  Washington  and  1  vote  from  New  York;  a 

total  of  15  votes. 
NICHOLAS    MURRAY    BUTLER:     40    votes   from    New    York    and    1    votes    from 

Texas;   a  total  of  41   votes. 
PHILANDER  C.  KNOX:    1  vote  from  Pennsylvania. 

ANNOUNCEMENT   OF   FAILURE  TO   MAKE   NOMINATION 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — No  candidate  having  received  a  ma- 
jority of  the  votes  of  the  Convention  there  is  no  nomination. 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          189 

VOTE  ON  ADJOURNMENT  FOR  THE  DAY 

MR.  J.  HAMPTON  MOORE,  of  Pennsylvania. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  move 
that  we  adjourn  until  tomorrow  morning  at  10  o'clock. 

The  motion  was  duly  seconded. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Conven- 
tion, the  gentleman  from  Pennsylvania  moves  that  the  Convention 
adjourn  until  tomorrow  morning  at  10  o'clock.  Those  in  favor  of  the 
motion  will  signify  it  by  saying  aye.  (A  chorus  of  ayes.)  Those 
opposed  no.  (A  larger  volume  of  noes.)  The  noes  appear  to  have 
it.  (A  pause.)  The  noes  have  it,  and  the  Convention  will  continue. 

THIRD  BALLOT  FOR  PRESIDENTIAL  NOMINATION 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
call  the  roll  of  States  for  a  third  ballot  for  the  nomination  of  a  can- 
didate for  the  office  of  President  of  the  United  States,  no  choice 
having  been  made  on  the  second  roll  call. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  proceeded  to  call  the  roll  of 
States,  and  during  the  calling  of  the  roll  the  following  took  place: 
(See  tabulated  vote.) 

AN  OREGON  DELEGATE  (when  Oregon  was  called). — Mr.  Chairman, 
the  vote  of  Oregon  having  been  announced  as  2  for  Wood  and  8  for 
Johnson,  and  the  delegation  having  been  instructed  to  vote  for  John- 
son, I  challenge  the  vote  and  ask  that  the  delegation  be  polled. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Request  being  made  by  a  member  of 
the  Oregon  delegation  for  a  poll  of  the  delegates  of  that  State  the 
Clerk  will  call  the  roll  for  that  purpose. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  called  the  roll  of  the 
Oregon  delegates,  the  result  was  announced:  Johnson,  8;  Wood,  2, 
as  follows: 

OREGON 

AT     LARGE 

Delegates  Johnson.  Wood. 

Wallace   McCamant    . .  1 

Conrad    P.    Olson    

Charles  H.  Carey   

John  L.   Rand 

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

I— Walter  T.  Tooze,  Jr 

E.  T.  Adams  

2— W.  H.  Brooke 

W.  D.  Cooper 

3— Dow  Walker    

Hamilton  Johnstone   1 

Totals 8  2 

The  Secretary  having  resumed  and  concluded  the  calling  of  the 
roll  of  States,  etc.,  the  result  was  announced: 

Wood,  303;  Lowden,  282^;  Johnson,  148;  Sproul,  79*/2;  Harding, 


190 


OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 


58y2;  Coolidge,  27;  Butler,  25;  La  Follette,  24;  Poindexter,  15;  Suth- 
erland, 9;  Hoover,  5l/2;  du  Pont,  2;  Knox,  2;  Watson,  2;  Borah,  1; 
a  total  of  984,  as  follows: 

TABULATION    OF    THIRD    BALLOT 


State 


Alabama    

14 

4 

6 

4 

6 

6 

13 

10% 

California    

26 

26 

Colorado    

12 

9 

2 

1 

14 

13 

1 

Delaware    

6 

1 

2                1 

Florida    

8 

IJT/ 

Georgia     

17 

8 

9 

Idaho    

8 

5 

1 

1 

Illinois   

58 

41 

17 

Indiana    

30 

18 

2 

8                2 

26 

26 

Kansas    

20 

14 

6 

26 

26 

12 

3 

6 

..21.. 

Maine     

12 

11 

Maryland    

16 

16 

Massachusetts   

....     35 

13 

22 

Michigan    

30 

30 

24 

17 

6 

1 

Mississippi    

12 

6% 

2 

Missouri    

.  ...      36 

4/^ 

20 

4                3                2Y* 

8 

8 

Nebraska     

16 

6 

10 

Nevada     

6 

2 

i  v* 

2 

8 

8 

.  .  .  .     28 

17 

11 

6 

6 

New   York    

88 

23 

26 

5                2               ..                 3 

22 

2 

15 

4               ....                  1 

North   Dakota    

10 

3 

1 

6 

Ohio    

48 

9 

39 

28 

2 

18 

Oregon    

10 

2 

8 

.  .  .  .     76 

.  . 

75 

Rhode  Island   

10 

10 

South   Carolina    

11 

10 

10 

10 

20 

19 

1 

Texas    

23 

9 

Sl/2 

1               4*4 

Utah  

8 

5 

2 

1 

8 

8 

Virginia   

15 

3 

12 

.  t 

Washington    

14 

.  .                              *  •                             •  • 

West  Virginia    

16 

6 

1 

Wisconsin    

....     26 

1 

.  .              .  . 

Wyoming    

6 

3 

3 

.  .              .  . 

2 

1 

1 

Dist.   of   Columbia  

....       2 

2 

.              .  .              .  • 

2 

2 

.  . 

2 

2 

Porto  Rico   

....       2 

1 

1 

.. 

Totals    

984 

303 

282  X 

148             58J4          79J4          27 

Scattering  votes  not  tabulated  above: 
HERBERT   HOOVER:     3   votes-  from   New  York,   1   vote   from    Maine,    1    vote    from 
Wisconsin,  and    Yt   vote   from   Nevada,   a  total   of  5J4   votes. 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          191 

COLEMAN  du  Pont:    2  votes  from  Delaware. 

ROBERT  M.  La  FOLLETTE:    24  votes  from  Wisconsin. 

HOWARD    SUTHERLAND:     9   votes   from   West  Virginia. 

WILLIAM  E.  BORAH:    1  vote  from  Idaho. 

MILES  POINDEXTER:    The  14  votes  of  Washington,  and  1  vote  from  New  York; 

a  total   of   15  votes. 

NICHOLAS  MURRAY  BUTLER:    25  votes  from  New  York. 
JAMES   E.    WATSON:     1   vote   from  Missouri,   and   1   vote   from   South   Carolina;   a 

total  of  2  votes. 
PHILANDER  C.   KNOX:     1   vote  from   Pennsylvania,  and   1   vote   from  Missouri;   a 

total  of  2  votes. 


ANNOUNCEMENT   OF   FAILURE  TO   MAKE   NOMINATION 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — No  candidate  having  received  a  ma- 
jority of  the  votes  in  the  Convention,  there  is  no  nomination.  The 
Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  call  the  roll  of  States  for  a  fourth 
ballot. 

MK.  FRANK  P.  FLINT,  of  California. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  move  that  the 
Convention  do  now  adjourn  until  10  o'clock  tomorrow  morning. 

MR.  JAMES  W.  WADSWORTH,  JR.,  of  New  York. — I  second  the  motion. 
There  were  cries  of  "No,  No,"  and  "Yes,  Yes"  from  many  of  the 
delegations. 

MR.  WILLIAM  S.  VARE,  of  Pennsylvania. — I  demand  a  roll  call  on  that 
motion. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — In  order  to  have  a  roll  call  the  rules 
require  that  one  State  shall  make  the  call  and  two  States  shall  second 
it.  The  State  of  California  asks  for  a  roll  call  and  it  has  been  sec- 
onded by  the  State  of  Pennsylvania.  Does  the  chair  hear  any  other 
State  second  that  motion? 

MR.  THADDEUS  LANE,  of  Washington. — Washington  also  seconds  the 
motion  for  a  roll  call. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  State  of  California  having  asked 
for  a  roll  call  on  the  motion  to  adjourn,  which  request  for  a  roll  call 
has  been  duly  seconded  by  Pennsylvania  and  Washington,  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Convention  will  call  the  roll. 

Amidst  much  confusion  there  were  cries  of  "We  do  not  want  to 
adjourn;  let  us  have  another  vote,"  interspersed  with  cries  of  "Yes, 
let  us  adjourn  for  the  day." 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Conven- 
tion, we  must  proceed  in  an  orderly  way.  We  have  important  busi- 
ness here  to  attend  to,  perhaps  the  most  important  that  comes  before 


192  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

any  convention  held  in  the  United  States,  and  this  Convention  is  go- 
ing to  be  conducted  according  to  the  rules.  The  rules  give  the  right 
of  roll  call  when  one  State  requests  it  and  two  States  second  it. 
The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  now  call  the  roll.  (Applause.) 
The  question  before  the  Convention  is,  shall  we  adjourn  until  tomor- 
row morning  at  10  o'clock?  Those  in  favor  of  adjourning  will  vote 
aye  as  the  roll  is  called,  and  those  opposed  will  vote  no.  The  roll 
will  be  called. 


ROLL  CALL  ON  MOTION  TO  ADJOURN 

The   Secretary  of  the   Convention   proceeded  to  call   the  roll  of 
States,  etc.,  and  at  the  conclusion  thereof  the  vote  was  announced: 
Noes,  7Qll/2-,  Ayes,  275  J^;  not  voting,  7;  total,  984,  which  vote  in  de- 
tail is  as  follows: 


ROLL  CALL  ON  ADJOURNMENT  FOR  THE   DAY 

States.  No.  of  Ayes.  Noes.         Not  Voting. 
Delegates. 

Alabama     14  ..  14 

Arizona     6  . .  6 

Arkansas    13  ..  13 

California    26  26 

Colorado    12  ..  12 

Connecticut     14  . .  14 

Delaware    6  6 

Florida     

Georgia    17  ..  17 

Idaho     8  ..  8 

Illinois    58  17  41 

Indiana    30  10  20 

Iowa    26  ..  26 

Kansas    20  ..  20 

Kentucky   26  ..  26 

Louisiana    12  . .  12 

Maine  12  ..  12 

Maryland   16  ..  16 

Massachusetts    35  2  33 

Michigan    ..  30 

Minnesota    24  17 

Mississippi    12  12 

Missouri    36  14  17 

Montana    8  8 

Nebraska   16  ..  16 

Nevada    6  4 

New  Hampshire   8  . .  8 

New  Jersey    28  5  23 

New  Mexico    6  . .  6 

New    York    , 88  36  50 

North   Carolina   22  1  21 

North    Dakota     10  4  6 

Ohio    ., 48  ..  48 

Oklahoma    • 20  ..  20 

Oregon    10  ..  10 

Pennsylvania    76  50  26 

Rhode  Island   10  ..  10 


H.       r-  REMMEL,    of    Arkansas 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION         193 
ROLL    CALL    ON    ADJOURNMENT    FOR    THE    DAY— Continued 

Not  Voting 


States 

No.  of 
Delegates. 
11 

South   Dakota    •        

10 

20 

23 

Utah                      

8 

8 

15 

14 

16 

26 

6 

Alaska             

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

Totals 

984 

Ayes. 


1A 


14 
15 

24 
6 
2 


Noet. 

11 
10 
20 

8  ' 
8 
15 

'i 

2 


2 
2 
2 
2 

701J4  7 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  motion  to  adjourn  is  lost.  (Ap- 
plause, loud  and  prolonged.)  The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
call  the  roll  of  States  for  a  fourth  ballot  for  the  nomination  of  a  can- 
didate for  the  President  of  the  United  States.  (Applause.) 


FOURTH   BALLOT  FOR  PRESIDENTIAL  NOMINATION 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  called  the  roll  of  States, 
etc.,  the  fourth  ballot  was  announced: 

Wood,  314^;  Lowden,  289;  Johnson,  140^;  Harding,  61^; 
Sproul,  79I/2;  Coolidge,  25;  LaFollette,  22;  Butler,  20;  Poindexter,  15; 
Hoover,  5;  Watson,  4;  du  Pont,  2;  Sutherland,  3;  Knox,  2;  Borah,  1; 
total,  984,  as  follows: 


TABULATION  OF  FOURTH  BALLOT 


States 


Alabama     I4 

Arizona     « 

Arkansas    1 

California     26 

Colorado    

Connecticut   1* 

Delaware    >. 6 

Florida    ° 

Georgia     

Idaho     ° 

Illinois    

Indiana    30 

Iowa    

Kansas    20 

Kentucky     26 

Louisiana     12 

Maine    

Maryland     1° 


8 
5 

18 
14 

'3 
11 

16 


2 
13 

2 

11 

9 

1 
41 

3 
26 

6 
26 

6 


26 
"l 


1 
17 


194 


OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


TABULATION   OF    FOURTH    BALLOT-ConriniW 


States 


.     35 

16 

19 

...     30 

30 

24 

17 

5 

2 

12 

2 

36 

sy2 

19 

1                        ..                           3*/2 

8 

8 

16 

6 

10 

6 

2 

8 

8 

28 

17 

11 

6 

6 

New    York    

88 

20 

32 

52.. 

22 

3 

15 

2                1 

North   Dakota        

10 

3 

1 

6 

Ohio                

48 

9 

39 

20 

2 

18 

10 

5 

5 

76 

75 

....      10 

10 

11 

11 

10 

10 

.     20 

19 

1 

23 

8 

1               Wi 

Utah   

8 

5 

2 

1 

8 

8 

...      15 

3 

12 

14 

16 

8 

1                4 

26 

1 

2 

6 

3 

3 

Alaska        

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

Porto    Rico    

2 

1 

1 

Totals    984 


314J4        289 


61 J4 


25 


Scattering  votes  not  tabulated  above: 
L  HERBERT  HOOVER:    1  vote  from  Maine,  3  votes  from  New  York,  and  1  vote  from 

Wisconsin;  a  total  of  5  votes. 
ICOLEMAN  du  PONT:    2  votes  from  Delaware. 

ROBERT  M.  La  FOLLETTE:  22  votes  from  Wisconsin. 
'l  HOWARD  SUTHERLAND:    3  votes  from  West  Virginia. 
I/  WILLIAM   E.   BORAH:     1   vote   from   Idaho. 
<  MILES  POINDEXTER:    The  14  votes  of  Washington,  and  1  vote  from  New  York; 

a  total  of  15  votes. 

V  NICHOLAS   MURRAY   BUTLER:    20  votes  from  New  York. 
-1   JAMES  E.  WATSON:     1  vote  from  North  Carolina,  and  3  votes  from  Missouri,  a 

total   of  4  votes. 

,fl  PHILANDER  C.   KNOX:     1  vote  from  Pennsylvania,  and  1   vote  from  Missouri;  a 
total  of  2  votes. 


ANNOUNCEMENT   OF   FAILURE  TO   MAKE   NOMINATION 

THE   PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN.  —  No  candidate  having  received  a  ma- 
jority of  the  votes  of  the  Convention,  there  is  no  nomination. 
MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah.  —  Mr.  Chairman. 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          195 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — For  what  purpose  does  the  Senator 
rise? 

MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah. — I  rise  to  make  a  motion.  I  move  that 
the  Convention  do  now  adjourn  until  tomorrow  morning  at  10  o'clock. 

The  motion  was  seconded  from  various  parts  of  the  hall  and 
there  were  cries  of  "Yes"  and  "No." 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — A  motion  to  adjourn  is  always  in  or- 
der. A  motion  having  been  made  and  duly  seconded  that  the  Con- 
vention do  now  adjourn  until  tomorrow  morning,  the  chair  will  put 
the  question.  Those  in  favor  of  the  motion  to  adjourn  will  signify 
it  by  saying  aye.  (A  mighty  chorus  of  ayes.)  Those  opposed  will 
signify  it  by  saying  no.  (Quite  a  number  of  noes.)  The  ayes  seem 
to  have  it.  (A  pause.)  The  ayes  have  it  and  the  Convention  is  ad- 
journed until  tomorrow  morning  at  10  o'clock. 

Thereupon  (at  7  o'clock  and  9  minutes  p.  m.)  the  Convention  ad- 
journed until  tomorrow,  Saturday,  June  12,  1920,  at  10  o'clock  a.  m. 


FIFTH   DAY 


CONVENTION  HALL— THE  COLISEUM 

CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS,  Saturday,  June  12,  1920. 

The  Convention  met  at  10  o'clock  a.  m.,  pursuant  to  adjournment 
on  yesterday. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  will  be  in  order.  The 
chair  requests  the  delegates,  alternates  and  guests  to  rise  while  prayer 
is  offered  by  Bishop  Thomas  Nicholson,  of  Chicago. 


Of  the  Chicago  Area  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 

O  God,  our  help  in  ages  past,  our  hope  for  years  to  come,  whose 
spirit  searcheth  all  things,  whose  love  beareth  all  things,  and  whose 
light  and  leading  are  offered  for  the  aid  of  our  infirmities,  help  us  to 
draw  near  to  Thee  with  sincerity  and  in  truth;  wise  enough  to  com- 
prehend the  wisdom  and  the  strength  of  Thy  program  for  society. 
Help  us  to  have  done  with  all  falsehood,  all  pretence,  all  hypocrisy, 
that  we  may  see  things  as  they  are  and  do  things  as  they  ought  to  be 
done. 

Our  Father,  we  have  met  here  at  the  call  of  a  great  party,  which 
was  born  of  a  great  moral  purpose  and  which  has  furnished  the  Na- 
tion betimes  great  statesmen,  leaders  of  vision,  of  moral  courage  and 
of  unselfish  patriotism.  May  we  here  so  act  that  the  future  historian 
must  write  a  record  of  even  nobler  achievements.  We  are  sobered  by 
the  consciousness  that  never  did  this  party  or  this  Nation  face  graver 
problems  or  greater  issues.  We  pray  that  Thou  wilt  breathe  into  us 
the  spirit  of  departed  heroes  and  inspire  us  with  Thine  own  Spirit. 
Impress  these  delegates  with  a  due  sense  of  responsibiltiy  to  Thee,  to 
the  Republic,  to  the  other  Nations  of  the  world  and  to  all  mankind  as 
they  frame  the  platform  and  choose  the  standard  bearers  of  this  party 
for  the  coming  national  campaign.  May  they  continually  take  counsel 
of  Thee,  who  giveth  wisdom  liberally;  and  may  they  so  walk  in  the 
light  of  Thy  countenance  that  every  decision  shall  be  a  right  decision 
and  every  choice  of  men  or  of  measures  be  a  right  choice.  So  may 
they  prove  themselves  worthy  of  a  triumphant  victory  at  the  polls. 
To  this  end  bless  the  Presiding  Officer  and  all  the  Officers  and  Com- 

(196) 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          197 

mittees.  May  the  moral,  the  spiritual  and  the  patriotic  values  which 
are  to  be  conserved  be  ever  before  them.  Preserve  the  health  of  the 
delegates  and  grant  them  every  one  safe  return  to  their  homes  and 
to  their  hearthstones. 

We  pray  that  Thou  wilt  bless  this  whole  Nation.  We  desire  for 
it  not  material  wealth  alone,  not  chiefly  power  by  land  or  sea,  but 
unity  of  counsel,  steadfastness  of  purpose,  high  moral  and  spiritual 
achievements  and  large  service  to  humanity.  Crown  our  republic  with 
a  noble  glory  of  intelligence,  with  a  love  for  liberty  regulated  by 
righteous  law,  with  a  spirit  of  obedience  to  law,  with  reverence  to- 
ward God  and  an  attitude  of  mercy  toward  the  weak.  Grant  unto  us 
a  spirit  of  generous  and  kindly  feeling  to  all  nations  and  all  peoples. 
Give  to  each  individual  man  the  power  of  personal  self-mastery  and  of 
victory  according  to  the  highest  moral  and  spiritual  standards.  Grant 
that  we  may  wisely,  courageously  and  willingly  do  our  part  of  the 
world's  work  and  accept  our  share  of  the  world's  burdens. 

Grant  to  the  rulers  of  the  nations  the  possibility  of  peace  through 
justice.  Strengthen  our  own  sense  of  justice  and  our  regard  for  the 
equal  worth  of  other  peoples  and  races.  Show  us  how  we  may  wisely 
take  and  maintain  our  rightful  and  proper  place  in  the  family  of  the 
nations. 

Bless  the  soldiers  and  sailors  who  with  the  swift  obedience  to 
the  call  of  freedom's  need  maintained  the  honor  of  our  Nation  and 
wrought  deeds  of  valor  worthy  of  the  noblest  traditions  of  mankind, 
but  who  returned  with  a  new  hatred  of  war  and  of  its  devastating 
influences.  Teach  our  age  nobler  methods  of  matching  strength  and 
more  effective  ways  of  giving  life  for  freedom  and  that  for  which  our 
glorious  national  ensign  stands. 

Thou  Great  Father  of  all  nations,  give  peace  within  our  borders, 
prosperity  within  cottage  and  palace  alike,  wise  counsel  to  our  rulers, 
loftiness  of  ideal  and  purpose  to  all  our  citizenship;  and  grant  that 
this  great  national  convention  may  aid  in  the  consummation  of  all 
these  worthy  purposes.  Our  Master,  once  more  we  make  Thy  faith 
our  prayer  as  we  say  with  Thee:  "Thy  Kingdom  come,  Thy  Will  be 
done  on  earth  as  it  is  done  in  Heaven."  Amen. 


FIFTH   BALLOT   FOR   PRESIDENTIAL  NOMINATION 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  will  be  in  order  and 
proceed  to  another  ballot  for  a  candidate  for  President  of  the  United 
States.  The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  call  the  roll. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  proceeded  to  call  the  roll  of 
States,  etc.,  and  during  the  calling  of  the  roll  the  following  took 
place:  (See  tabulated  vote.) 


198 


OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


MR.  MYRON  T.  HERRICK,  of  Ohio  (when  Ohio  was  called). — Mr. 
Chairman,  request  is  made  that  the  Ohio  delegation  be  polled. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— In  accordance  with  the  request  of  the  Ohio  delegation  the  Secre- 
tary will  call  the  roll  so  that  there  may  be  made  an  individual  poll  of 
the  votes  of  the  delegates  of  that  State. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  called  the  roll  of  the 
Ohio  delegates,  the  result  was  announced:  Harding,  39;  Wood,  9,  as 
follows: 

OHIO 


Delegates 

Myron  T.  Herrick    

John  B.   Galvin    

Frank  B.  Willis 

William    H.    Boyd    

DISTRICTS — Delegates 
1 — Myers  Cooper , 

Rudolph  K.  Hynicka   . 
2 — Albert  Bode   

John  J.   Burchenal    . . . 
3 — Robert  Patterson 

Frank  I.   Brown    

A — Wilson  W.  Wood,  3d  . 

T.  W.  Halfhill   

5— H.  B.  Franks 

Jacob  Longnecker 
6 — Chas.  E.  Hard  

James  O.  McManus   . . 
7 — L.  E.  Evans   

George  U.  Wilbur 

8 — Charles  M.   Lewis    . . . 

Hoke  Donithen    

9 — Walter  F.   Brown    

Wm.  W.  Knight   

10 — R.  M.  Switzer   

A.  R.  Johnson   

11— S.  F.  McCracken 

LaBert  Davie 

12 — George   R.   Hedges    ... 

John  B.  Miles 

13— Earl  Ash   

F.   A.   Knapp    , 

14— W.  E.  Pardee 

C.  K.  Whitney   

15— Wm.  P.  Sharer 

Beeman   G.    Dawes   . . . 
16 — Thomas    F.    Turner    . 

Edwin    Morgan    

17 — Grant    Dowds    

E.   B.   Capeler    

18— W.   H.  Mullens    

Chas.  T.  Coleman 

19 — W.  P.  Barnum 

Joseph  G.   Butler,  Jr. 
20— Paul  Rowland 

W.   S.   Fitzgerald   

21 — Harry   L.    Davis    ..... 

Clayton  C.  Townes   . . . 
22— William   L.   Day    

William  F.  Eirick 

Totals  .. 


Harding. 
1 
1 
1 


39 


Wood. 


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During  the  poll  of  the  State  delegation  the  following  occurred: 

MR.  THOMAS  F.  TURNER,  Canton,  Ohio  (when  his  name  was  called). — 
Mr.  Chairman,  Senator  Harding  having  retired  from  the  race  for  the 
Presidential  nomination  and  filed  his  name  as  a  candidate  to  succeed 
himself  as  Senator  from  the  State  of  Ohio,  I  do  not  see  why  we 
should  vote  for  him.  I  vote  for  General  Wood. 

During  the  making  of  this  statement  there  arose  quite  a  tumult 
in  the  Ohio  delegation,  delegates  crying  "No,  No"  and  "Shame"  and 
"Hurrah  for  Harding!" 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  ( MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— No  gentleman  has  the  right  to  interrupt  the  taking  of  the  ballot  in  order 
to  make  a  speech. 

MR.  TURNER. — I  was  only  explaining  my  vote. 

AN  OHIO  DELEGATE. — Any  explanation  of  that  kind  is  wholly  unneces- 
sary. Cast  your  vote  if  you  see  fit  to  do  it  that  way  and  that's 
enough. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  continue  calling  the  Ohio 
delegates. 

AN  OREGON  DELEGATE  (when  Oregon  was  called). — Mr.  Chairman,  the 
Oregon  delegation  requests  a  poll. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— The  Secretary  will  call  the  roll  of  the  Oregon  delegation. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  called  the  roll  of  the 
Oregon  delegates  the  result  was  announced:  Johnson,  5;  Wood,  4; 
Lowden,  1;  as  follows: 

OREGON 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Wood.  Johnson.  Lowden. 

Wallace  McCamant 1 

Conrad   P.   Olson    ..  1 

Charles  H.   Carey   ..  ..  1 

John  L.   Rand    ..  1 

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

1— Walter  L.  Tooze,  Jr 1 

E.  J.  Adams 1 

2— W.    H.    Brooke    1 

D.  J.  Cooper 1 

3 — Dow   Walker    1 

Hamilton    Johnstone    ..  1 

Totals  4  5  1 

The  Secretary  having  resumed  and  concluded  the  calling  of  the 
roll  of  States,  the  result  was  announced: 

Wood,  299;  Lowden,  303;  Johnson,  133^;  Harding,  78;  Sproul, 
S2y2;  Coolidge,  29;  La  Follette,  24;  Poindexter,  15;  du  Pont,  6; 


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OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


Hoover,  6;  Butler,  4;  Sutherland,  1;  Kellogg,  1;  W_  L.  Ward,  1;  Knox, 
1;  a  total  of  984,  as  follows: 

TABULATION    OF    FIFTH    BALLOT 


States 


Alabama   14  4  6                   4 

Arizona    6  6 

Arkansas    13  1}4  ll'A 

California    26  . .  . .                 26 

Colorado    12  7  2                  . .                    2 

Connecticut    14  ..  13                    1 

Dalaware  6 

Florida    8  6y3  \y2 

Georgia    17  8  9 

Idaho    8  5  1                   1                   1 

Illinois    58  ..  41                  17 

Indiana    30  18  3                   5                   4 

Iowa    26  ..  26 

Kansas   20  10  6                  ..                    4 

Kentucky   26  ..  26 

Louisiana   12  3  7 

Maine     12  11 

Maryland     16  16 

Massachusetts    35  13  ..                 30 

Michigan   30  . .  ...                30 

Minnesota    24  16  5                    2 

Mississippi    12  9  iy3              ..                    iy2 

Missouri     36  3y,  18^               1                   6J4                6y2 

Montana    8  . .  . .                    8                  . .                  . .  ' 

Nebraska    16  6  ..                  10 

Nevada  6  \y3  2                  2l/3 

New  Hampshire   8  8 

New   Jersey    28  17  ..                  10                    1 

New   Mexico    6  6 

New   York    88  24  42                   3                    5 

North   Carolina    22  3  17                    1                    1 

North   Dakota    10  3  2                   5 

Ohio    48  9  ..                  ..                  39 

Oklahoma     20  2  18 

Oregon     10  4  1                    5 

Pennsylvania     76  . .  . .                  . .                   . .                  75 

Oregon     10  10 

South   Carolina    11  ..  11 

South   Dakota    10  10  ..      • 

Tennessee    20  18  2 

Texas    23  6  10                    1                    6 

Utah    8  5  2                 ..                   1 

Vermont    8  8 

Virginia    15  3  12 

Washington    14 

West  Virginia    16  . .  1                    3                    1 

Wisconsin    .26  1 

Wyoming    6  2  3                  ..                    1 

Alaska     2  1 

Dist.    of    Columbia 2  2 

Hawaii    2  . .  2 

Philippine   Islands    2  2 

Porto  Rico    2  1  1 

Totals    984  299  303               13354             78                82X 

Scattering  votes  not  tabulated  above: 

CALVIN   COOLIDGE:   22  from  Massachusetts,   5   from   New   York,    1    from   West 
Virginia,  and   1    from  Alaska;  a  total  of  29  votes. 


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MILES  POINDEXTER:    The  14  of  Washington,  1   from  New  York;  a  total  of  IS. 
ROBERT   M.   La  FOLLETTE:  24  from  Wisconsin. 
HOWARD  SUTHERLAND:    1   from  West  Virginia. 
COLEMAN  du  PONT:    The  6  of  Delaware. 
HERBERT  HOOVER:     1    from   Colorado,    1   from   Maine,   3   from   New   York,  and   1 

from   Wisconsin:   a  total  of  6. 
RRAXK    B.    KELLOGG:    1    from    Minnesota. 
WILLIAM    L.    WARD:     1    from    New   York. 
NICHOLAS   MURRAY   BUTLER:    4   from   New  York. 
PHILANDER  C.  KNOX:    1   from  Pennsylvania. 

ANNOUNCEMENT   OF    FAILURE   TO    MAKE   NOMINATION 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — No  candidate  having  received  a  ma- 
jority of  votes  in  the  Convention  there  is  no  nomination.  The  Sec- 
retary of  the  Convention  will  call  the  roll  for  the  sixth  ballot. 

SIXTH   BALLOT   FOR   PRESIDENTIAL   NOMINATION 

The  Secretary  proceeded  to  call  the  roll  of  States,  etc.,  and  the 
result  of  the  sixth  ballot  was  announced: 

Wood,  3l\y2;  Lowden,  311^;  Harding,  89;  Johnson,  110;  Sproul, 
77;  Coolidge,  28;  du  Pont,  4;  Butler,  4;  Poindexter,  15;  Hoover,  5; 
W.  L.  Ward,  2;  Knox,  1;  La  Follette,  24;  Kellogg,  1;  James  E.  Wat- 
son, 1;  total,  984,  as  follows: 

TABULATION   OF   SIXTH   BALLOT 


States 


>-: 


Alabama     14  4  6                ..                  4 

Arizona    6  6 

Arkansas   13  \Y2  \\Vi 

California    26  . .  . .                 . .                26 

Colorado    12  6  3 

Connecticut     14  ..  13                ..                  1 

Delaware    6  1  ..                   1 

Florida 8  6J4  \Vi 

Georgia    17  8 

Idaho    8  4  2                  1                  1 

Illinois   58  ..  41                ..                17 

Indiana     30  16  7                  5                  2 

Iowa    26  ..  26 

Kansas    20  10  6                  4 

Kentucky    26  . .  26 

Louisiana    12  3  7                  2 

Maine    12 

Maryland    16  16 

Massachusetts    35  12 

Michigan    30  11  1                 ..                18 

Minnesota    24  16 

Mississippi    12  9*/3  \Vi              1 

Missouri 36  2^  18^            13                .. 

Montana   8 

Nebraska    16  12  ..                  ..                4 

Nevada     6  2  ..                  2 

New   Hampshire   8  ••  •• 


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TABULATION    OF   SIXTH    BALLOT- Continued 

S  s 

States  •«  •« 


New   Jersey    28  17                ..                  1                10 

New  Mexico 6                   6 

New  York 88  23                44                  5                   3 

North    Carolina     22                   2                 16                  2 

North    Dakota     • 10                   3                   3               ..                    3 

Ohio    48  13                 ..                 35 

Oklahoma    20                   2                18 

Oregon 10                   4                ..                 ..                   5 

Pennsylvania    76 

Rhode  Island   10  10 

South    Sarolina    11  ..                 11 

South    Dakota 10  10 

Tennessee    20  17                  3 

Texas   23                  S'/2             Stf             8                 1 

Utah    8                    422.. 

Vermont    8                   8 

Virginia     15                   3                12 

Washington    14 

West  Virginia   16                   8                  1                   5                  2 

Wisconsin    26 

Wyoming    6                   2                  3                   1 

Alaska    2                   1 

Dist.    of    Columbia 2                   2                ..                ,. 

Hawaii    2  . .                   2 

Philippine    Islands    2                    2 

Porto  Rico   2                    1                  1 


Totals    984  311^          3ll'A  89  110 

Scattering  votes  not  tabulated  above  were  as   follows: 
COLEMAN   du   PONT:    4   from   Delaware. 
CALVIN    COOLIDGE:     23    from    Massachusetts,    3    from   New   York,    1    from    North 

Dakota,  and   1  from  Alaska,  a  total  of   28    votes. 
WILLIAM  C.   SPROUL:    75  from  Pennsylvania  and  2   from  Missouri;  a  total  of  77 

NICHOLAS  MURRAY  BUTLER:     4  from  New  York. 

MILES  POINDDEXTER:    The   14  of  Washington  and  1   from  New  York;  a  total  of 

15  votes. 
HERBERT  HOOVER:     3  from  New  York,  1  from  Oregon,  and  1  from  Wisconsin;  a 

total   of  5  votes. 

WILLIAM  L.  WARD:    2  from  New  York. 
PHILANDER  KNOX:       1    from   Penn&lyvania. 
ROBERT  M.   La  FOLLETTE:    24   from  Wisconsin. 
FRANK  B.   KELLOGG:     1   from   Minnesota. 
JAMES  E.  WATSON:     1   from  North   Carolina. 

During  the  balloting  the  following  occurred: 

MR.  HENRY  LINCOLN  JOHNSON,  of  Georgia  (when  Georgia  was  called). 
— Mr.  Chairman,  I  wish  to  ask  a  poll  of  the  delegates  representing 
the  State  of  Georgia. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— On  request  of  a  delegate  from  the  State  of  Georgia  the  roll  will  be 
called  so  as  to  record  the  vote  of  each  individual  delegate. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  resumed  and  concluded 
the  roll  call  of  the  Georgia  delegation,  the  vote  was  announced:  Low- 
den,  9;  Wood,  7;  not  voting,  1. 

However,  before  finally  concluding  the  roll  of  States  the  absent 


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203 


delegate  from  Georgia,  E.  R.  Belcher,  returned,  and  announced  that 
he  cast  his  vote  for  Wood,  whereupon  the  vote  was  then  announced: 
Lowden,  9;  Wood,  8,  as  follows: 


Delegates 
Henry  Lincoln  Johnson 

Churchill   P.   Goree    

Benjamin  J.  Davis   .... 

Joseph  H.  Watson   

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

1— Walter   S.   Scott    .  . . 

2 — W.  F.  Satterwhite  . , 

3— E.   S.  Richardson    .. 

4 — C.  D.  Williams   

5 — John  W.  Martin   . . . 

6— B.  M.  Sherard   

7— D.  C.  Cole   

8— W.   H.   Harris   

9— W.  Y.  Gilliam   

Roscoe    Pickett 
10— R.    C.    Williams    ... 

11— E.    R.   Belcher    

12— S.    S.    Mincey    


GEORGIA 

AT    LARGE 


Lowden. 

1 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 


Wood 


Totals 9  8 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  resumed  the  calling  of  the  roll 
of  States,  etc.,  and  upon  reaching  Michigan  the  following  occurred: 

A  MICHIGAN  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  we  ask  for  a  poll  of  the 
Michigan  delegation. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  ( MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  poll  the  Michigan  delegation. 

The  Secretary  having  concluded  the  roll  call  of  the  "Michigan 
delegation,  the  vote  was  announced:  Johnson,  18;  Wood,  11;  Low- 
den,  1,  as  follows: 

MICHIGAN 


AT    LARGE 

Delegates 

Johnson. 

Charles  W.  Burton  

1 

Mrs.  Grace  Greenwood  Browne   .  .  . 

1 

Claude   T.    Hamilton    

Robert  H.   Shields    

1 

DISTRICTS  —  Delegates 

1—  John    W.    Smith    

1 

Jerome    H.    Remick    

1 

2  —  William    G.    Gutmann    

1 

Albert  S.   Glasgow    

3  —  John   C.    Davis    

1 

Donald   Osborne    

4—  W.  R.  Cook   

W.  A.  Cavin  

S  —  Frank  D.  McKay    

Arthur  Van  Buren   

6  —  Thaddeus  D.  Seeley  

1 

Leonard  Freeman   

1 

7     John   H.    Hands    

Burt  D.  Cady    

1 

8_\Villiam  F.  Gallagher  

1 

Fred  W.  Green   

1 

Wood. 

'i 


Lowden. 


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OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


Delegates 
9 — Martin  Brown    

Harris  E.  Galpin 
10 — James   E.    Davidson    . 

Alfred  J.   Doherty    .. 
11 — Richard  E.  MacLean 

William   J.    Pierson    . 
12 — O.  C.  Davidson 

E.    C.   Bowers    

13 — Robert  Oakman   

Ira  W.  Jayne 


MICHIGAN— Continued 
AT  LARGE 


Johnson 
1 
1 

1 
1 


Totals 


18 


Wood 


11 


Lou'den 


The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  resumed  the  calling  of 
the  roll  of  States,  etc.,  on  reaching  Ohio,  the  following  occurred: 

AN  OHIO  DELEGATE. — Ohio  asks  for  a  poll  of  the  delegation. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  call  the  roll  of  the  Ohio 
delegates. 

The  Secretary  having  resumed  and  concluded  the  roll  call  of 
the  Ohio  delegation,  the  vote  was  announced:  Harding,  35;  Wood, 
13,  as  follows:  . 


OHIO 

AT    LARGE 


Delegates 

Myron  T.   Herrick 

John    B.    Galvin    

Frank  B.  Willis   

William  H.  Boyd 

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

1 — Myers  Cooper    

Rudolph  K.  Hynicka   . 

2 — Albert  Bode   , 

John   J.    Burchenal    . . 

3 — Robert  Patterson 

Frank  I.    Brown    .... 
4— Wilson  W.  Wood,  3d 

J.  W.  Halfhill 

5 — H.  B.  Franks  

Jacob    Longnecker    . . . 
6— Chas.  E.  Hard 

times  O.  McManus  . . 
.   E.    Evans    

George    U.    Wilbur    .. 

8 — Charles  M.  Lewis 

Hoke  Donithen    

9 — Walter  F.  Brown 

Wm.  W.  Knight 

10 — R.  M.  Switzer 

A.  R.  Johnson   

11— S.  F.  MaCracken 

La  Bert   Davie    

12 — George  R.   Hedges   . . . 

John  B.  Miles 

13— Earl    Ash    

F.  A.  Knapp   

14— W.   E.   Pardee   

C.  K.   Whitney   


Harding. 
1 
1 

1 


Wood. 


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205 


OHIO—  Continued 
AT  LARGE 


Delegates 
IS— \\~rn.   P.   Sharer   

Reeman   G.    Dawes    .  . . 
16 — Thomas   F.  Turner    . . 

Edwin    Morgan    

17 — Grant  Dowds  

E.  B.  Capeler   

18— VV.    H.    Mullens    

Chas.    T.    Coleman    . . . 
19— W.   P.   Barnum    

Joseph   G.    Butler,   Jr. 
20— Paul   Howland    

W.  S.   Fitzgerald   

21— Harry    L.    Davis    

Clayton   C.   Townes    . . 
22 — William     L.     Day 

William     F.     Eifick.  . 


Harding 
1 
1 


Totals 


Wood 


13 


ANNOUNCEMENT   OF    FAILURE   TO    MAKE   NOMINATION 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — No  candidate  having  received  a  ma- 
jority of  the  votes  in  the  Convention  on  the  sixth  ballot,  there  is  no 
nomination.  The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  proceed  to  call 
the  roll  for  the  seventh  ballot.  , 

SEVENTH  BALLOT  FOR  PRESIDENTIAL  NOMINATION 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  proceeded  to  call  the  roll  of 
States,  etc.,  and  the  result  of  the  seventh  ballot  was  announced: 

Wood,  312;  Lowden,  311J4;  Harding,  105;  Johnson,  99^;  Cool- 
idge,  28;  Sproul,  76;  du  Pont,  3;  Butler,  2;  Poindexter,  15;  Hoover, 
4;  Lenroot,  1;  Kellogg,  1;  Knox,  1;  La  Follette,  24;  W.  L.  Ward,  1;  a 
total  of  984,  as  follows: 

TABULATION    OF    SEVENTH    BALLOT 


States 


Alabama    14  4                  6                  2 

Arizona     6  6 

Arkansas    13  1^            \\y, 

California    26  .  .                 . .                 . .                26 

Colorado     -••  12  6                                                      .. 

Connecticut    14  1 

Delaware     6  ..                                     2 

Florida     8  7                  1 

Georgia    17 

Idaho    8  4                                     1 

Illinois    58  ..                41                ..                17 

Indiana    30  17                  5                  8 


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OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


TABULATION    OF   SEVENTH    BALLOT—  Continued 


States 


26 

26 

20     - 

10 

6 

4 

Kentucky     

26 

26 

Louisiana     

12 

3 

7 

2 

Maine     

12 

12 

16 

16 

,  . 

Massachusetts    

35 

12 

Michigan    

30 

13 

1 

16 

24 

16 

5 

2 

12 

954 

\yt 

1 

36 

2X 

1&I/2 

16 

Montana    

8 

8 

Nebraska   

16 

13 

3 

Nevada    

6 

2 

2 

2 

8 

8 

28 

17 

i 

io 

6 

6 

New   York    

88 

24 

45 

8 

North   Carolina    

22 

3 

15 

3 

1 

North   Dakota    

10 

3 

4 

3 

Ohio   

48 

13 

35 

20 

2 

18 

10 

4 

.  . 

1 

5 

.  10 

10 

South    Carolina     

11 

11 

10 

10 

Tennessee    •  

20 

9/4 

7 

2 

1* 

Texas   

23 

6 

9 

7 

1 

Utah    

8 

4 

2 

2 

Vermont    

8 

8 

Virginia   

15 

3 

12 

Washington    

14 

.  . 

West  Virginia   

16 

9 

6 

Wisconsin    

26 

1 

.  . 

.  . 

Wyoming    

6 

2 

3 

1 

Alaska    

2 

1 

.  . 

Dist.  of  Columbia  

....        |2 

2 

.  . 

Hawaii     

2 

2 

Philippine   Islands    

2 

2 

Porto  Rico   

2 

1 

i 

Totals     984 


312 


105 


Scattering    votes    not    tabulated    above   were   as   follows: 

CALVIN    COOLIDGE:     23    from    Massachusetts,    3    from    New   York,    1    from    West 

Virginia,  and  1   from  Alaska;  a  total  of  28  votes. 
COLEMAN  du  Pont:    3   from  Delaware. 
WILLIAM  C.  SPROUL:    75  from  Pennsylvania  and  1   from  Missouri;  a  total  of  76 

votes. 

NICHOLAS   MURRAY   BUTLER:     2   from   New  York. 
MILES  POINDEXTER:    The  14  votes  of  Washington  and  1  vote  from  New  York;  a 

total  of  15  votes. 
HERBERT  HOOVER:    3  votes  from  New  York  and  1  from  Wisconsin;  a  total  of  4 

votes. 

IRVINE  L.  LENROOT:    1  from  New  York. 
FRANK  B.  KELLOGG:    1  from  Minnesota. 
PHILANDER  C.  KNOX:    1   from  Pennsylvania. 
ROBERT   M.    La   FOLLETTE:     24   from  Wisconsin. 
WILLIAM  L.  WARD:    1   from  New  York. 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          207 

During  the  balloting  the  following  occurred: 

A  DELEGATE  FROM  FLORIDA  (when  Florida  was  called  and  the  Chair- 
man of  the  delegation  announced  the  vote,  for  Wood,  6j^;  for  Low- 
den, 1^2). — Mr.  Chairman,  I  challenge  the  vote  of  Florida  and  ask  for 
a  poll  of  the  delegation. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  call  the  roll  of  delegates  from 
the  State  of  Florida  in  order  that  each  individual  member  thereof 
may  announce  his  vote. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  resumed  and  concluded 
the  roll  call  of  the  Florida  delegation,  the  vote  was  announced:  for 
Wood,  7;  for  Lowden,  1,  as  follows: 

FLORIDA 
AT   LARGE 

Delegates  Lowden.  Wood. 

George  W.  Bean 
Daniel  T.  Gerow 
W.  H.  Northup 


" 

Fred  C.  Cubberly  (first  alternate  in  place  of 

Joseph  E.  Lee,  deceased)    j£ 

E.  C.  Smith 


H.  L.  Anderson   

D.  D.    Powell    Y* 

E.  M.  Brelsford  (third  alternate  in  place  of 

J.  H.  Blodgett,  delegate,  who  was  tem- 
porarily absent)   . .  J£ 

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

1— Henry  W.  Bishop  . .  1 

2—W.  H.  Bryan   1 

3— Peter  H.   Miller   . .  1 

4— Z.   T.   Beilby    ..  1 


Totals 


During  the  balloting  by  the  Florida  delegation,  the  following  oc- 
curred: 

MB.  GEORGE  W.  BEAN  (when  the  name  of  J.  H.  Blodgett,  delegate- 
at-large  was  called). — Mr.  Blodgett  is  absent.  Call  the  name  of  the 
second  alternate  delegate-at-large,  the  first  alternate  delegate-at-large, 
Fred  C.  Cubberly,  having  taken  the  place  of  Joseph  E.  Lee,  delegate- 
at-large,  deceased. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachu- 
setts).— The  Secretary  will  call  the  next  alternate  delegate-at-large. 

THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION. — The  next  alternate  delegate-at- 
large  is  W.  M.  Gober. 

MR.  GEORGE  W.  BEAN,  of  Florida. — Mr.  Gober  is  also  absent.  Will 
you  call  the  name  of  the  next  alternate  delegate-at-large? 


208 


OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— That  may  be  done. 

THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION. — The  next  alternate  delegate-at- 
large  is  E.  M.  Brelsford. 

MR.  E.  M.  BRELSFORD,  of  Florida. — I  cast  one-half  vote  for  General 
Wood. 

The  Secretary  having  resumed  the  roll  call  of  the  States,  etc.,  the 
following  occurred  when  Michigan  was  reached: 

A  DELEGATE  FROM  MICHIGAN. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  challenge  the  an- 
nouncement of  the  vote  of  Michigan  as  30  for  Johnson  and  ask  for  a 
poll  of  the  delegation. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— The  Secretary  will  poll  the  Michigan  delegation  in  order  that  each 
individual  delegate  may  announce  his  choice. 

The  Secretary  having  resumed  and  concluded  the  roll  call  of  the 
Michigan  delegation,  the  vote  was  announced:  Johnson,  10;  Wood, 
13;  Lowden,  7,  as  follows: 


MICHIGAN 

AT    LARGE 
Delegates  Johnson 

Charles  W.  Burton 

Mrs.  Grace  Greenwood  Browne   1 

Claude  T.    Hamilton    

Robert  H.  Shields 

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

1— John   W.    Smith    

Jerome  H.  Remick   1 

2 — William  G.  Gutmann   1 

Albert   S.   Glasgow    

3 — John  C.  Davis   

Donald    Osborne    

4— W.    R.    Cook    

W.   A.  Cavin    .      .. 

5 — Frank  D.  McKay 

Arthur   Van    Buren    

6 — Thaddeus  D.  Seeley 

Leonard  Freeman   

7— John    H.    Hands    

Burt    D.   Cady    1 

8— William  F.  Gallagher 

Fred    W.    Green    1 

9 — Martin  Brown    

Harris  E.  Galpin 1 

10 — James  E.  Davidson  

Alfred   J.    Doherty 

1 1 — Richard   E.    MacLean    

William   J.    Pierson    

12 — O.    C.    Davidson    

E.   C.   Bowers 

1 3 — Robert  Oakman   

Ira  W.  Jayne 1 

Totals     .  ...          10    • 


Wood. 


Lov-'den. 


The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  resumed  the  roll  call  of 
the  States,  etc.,  the  following  occurred  when  he  reached  Texas: 


THOMAS  A.  MARLOVV,  of  Washington 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          209 

A  DELEGATE  FROM  TEXAS  (the  Chairman  of  the  delegation  having  an 
nounced  the  vote  as:   for  Lowden,  9;  for  Wood,  6;  for  Harding,  7; 
for  Johnson,  1). — Texas  asks  for  a  poll  of  the  delegation. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts). 
— The  Secretary  will  call  the  roll  of  the  Texas  delegation  in  order 
that  each  individual  delegate  may  have  an  opportunity  to  announce 
his  choice  when  his  name  is  called. 

The  Secretary  having  resumed  and  concluded  the  roll  call  of 
the  Texas  delegation,  the  vote  was  announced:  for  Harding,  7;  for 
Lowden,  9;  for  Wood,  6;  for  Johnson,  1;  as  follows: 

TEXAS 
AT  LARGE 

Harding.     Lowden.     Wood.     Johnson. 

H.    F.    MacGregor ..  1 

Phil    A.     Baer ..  1 

C.    A.    Boynton . .  . .  1 

John     E.     Elgin . 


DISTRICTS  —  Delegates 

1  —  J.   J.   Dickerson  ......................  .  .                 Y> 

G.   T.    Bartlett  .......................  ..                 ..                  j£ 

3  —  R.H.Dunn  .........................  ..                J4 

Charles   F.   Adams  ...................  .  .                Yt 

3  —  George  C.   Hopkins  ..................  Y* 

D.  W.    Gulick  .......................  ..                Yt 

4—C.   A.   Duck  .........................  ..                Yt 

M.    A.    Taylor  ....................... 

5  —  George   F.    Rockhold  .................  .  .                Y* 

T.    M.    McCormick  ...................  ..                 Y, 

6—  J.    Wed.    Davi?  ......................  ..                ..                 # 

E.  W.    Thomas  ......................  ..                 ..                  Yt 

7—  R.   W.  Humphreys  ...................  Yi 

U.   W.    Allen    (Alternate   Willis   Woods 

voting)     ..........................  Yi 

8  —  Roy    B.    Nichols  .....................  .  .                Yt 

T.   P.  Lee  ...........................  ..                ..                 Y* 

9—  Irvin    Kibbe    (Alternate   J.   Hy.    Quota 
votinu)     .......................... 

C.  G.  Franz  .........................  .  .                 .  .                  # 

10—  E.    P.    Wilmot  .......................  1 

11—  Tames    W.    Bass  .....................  Yt 

E.  R.   Misener  .......................  ..                 Y* 

12—  Henry    Zweifel     .....................  .  .                 .  .                  Y> 

Sam   Davidson   ......................  .  .                 .  .                  Y* 

13—  .T.   L.   Hickson 


..      . 

J.     B.     Schmitz 

F.   E. 


14  —  F.   E.  Scobey  ........................  1 

Eugene   Nolle    ......................  •  -                •  • 

15—  R.    B.    Creaeer    .....................  Yt 

H.    H.    Tefferies  .....................  Yi 

16—  C.     O.     Harris  ....................... 

J.   G.   McNary  ......................  ..                .. 

17—  R.    F.    Robey  ........................  Yt 

C.    A.    Warnken  .....................  Y, 

18—  Frank    Exum    ......................  •  Yt 

W.    C.    Kenyon  ......................  ..                Yt 


Totals     .........................  7  9  6  1 

During  the  balloting  by  the  Texas  delegation  the  following  oc- 
curred: 

A  TEXAS  DELEGATE  (when  the  name  of  U.  W.  Allen  was  called).— 
Mr.  Allen  is  absent.  Call  the  name  of  his  alternate. 


210  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Call  the  name  of  the  first  alternate 
from  the  seventh  district. 

THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION. — The  name  of  the  first  alternate 
is  T.  G.  W.  Tarver. 

A  TEXAS  DELEGATE. — He  also  is  absent. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Call  the  name  of  the  next  alternate. 

THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION. — The  name  of  the  next  alternate 
is  Willis  Woods. 

WILLIS  WOODS,  of  Texas. — I  cast  my  one-half  vote  for  Harding. 

When  the  name  of  Irvm  Kibbe,  one  of  the  delegates  from  the 
ninth  district  of  Texas,  with  one-half  vote,  was  called,  the  following 
occurred: 

A  TEXAS  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Kibbe  is  absent  at  the  present  time.  Call 
his  alternate. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  will  call  the  name  of 
the  first  alternate  from  the  ninth  Congressional  district  of  Texas. 

THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION. — The  name  of  the  first  alternate 
is  J.  Hy  Quota. 

MR.  J.  HY.  QUOTA. — I  cast  my  one-half  vote  for  Harding. 

ANNOUNCEMENT   OF   FAILURE   TO   NOMINATE. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — No  candidate  having  received  a  ma- 
jority of  votes  in  the  Convention  on  the  seventh  ballot  there  is  no 
nomination.  The  Secretary  will  proceed  to  call  the  roll  for  the  eighth 
ballot. 

EIGHTH  BALLOT  FOR  PRESIDENTIAL  NOMINATION. 

The  Secretary  having  called  the  roll  of  the  States,  etc.,  the  eighth 
ballot  was  announced:  Wood,  299;  Lowden,  307;  Harding,  l33l/2] 
Johnson,  87;  Sproul,  7Sy2;  Coolidge,  30;  du  Pont,  3;  Kellogg,  1;  La 
Follette,  24;  Poindexter,  15;  Lenroot,  1;  Hoover,  5;  Butler,  2;  Knox, 
1;  total,  984,  as  follows: 

TABULATION  OF  EIGHTH  BALLOT 


States. 


Alabama     14  4     •  6  4 

Arizona    6  6 

Arkansas    13  iy3  \l'/2 

California    26  ..  ..  ..               26 

Colorado 12  6  3  3 

Connecticut  14  1  11  ..                  1 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          211 
TABULATION   OF    EIGHTH'  BALLOT- Continued 

$  ? 

States  •»  £  § 


Delaware   6  . .                  . .                   3 

Florida 8  7                   1 

Georgia    17  8                   9 

Idaho    8  4                   2                   1              -1 

Illinois  58  ..                  41                  ..                17 

Indiana    30  15                   4                 11 

Iowa  26  .  .                 26 

Kansas   20  10                   6                   4 

Kentucky  26  .  .                  26 

Louisiana     12  3                    7                   2 

Maine     12  12 

Maryland     16  16 

Massachusetts  35  11 

Michigan   ' 30  13                   7                  ..                10 

Minnesota   24  16                   5                  . .                  2 

Mississippi   12  8y3                 I1/,                2 

Missouri 36  2y2              15*4             17% 

Montana    .' 8  . .                  . .                  . .                  8 

Nebraska   16  14                  . .                  . .                  2 

Nevada    6  1%              ..                    3%             1 

--Nfw    Hampshire 8  8 

New   Jersey    28  16                 ..                   2               10 

New  Mexico 6  6 

New    York    88  23                 45                   8 

North   Carolina    22  2                 16                   4 

North   Dakota    10  3                   4                  ..                  3 

Ohio    48  9                  ..                  39 

Oklahoma    20  2                 18 

Oregon   10  4                   ..                     1                   5 

Pennsylvania    76 

Rhode    Island    10  10 

South    Carolina     11  ..                  11 

South  Dakota 10  10 

Tennessee    20  10                   7                   3 

Texas   23  5                   8%-              %%             1 

Utah  8  4                   2                   2 

Vermont    8  8 

Virginia   15  3                   10                    2 

Washington 14 

West  Virginia    16  9 

Wisconsin    26  1 

Wyoming 6  . .                  .  .                    6 

Alaska    2  1 

Dist.   of   Columbia    2  2 

Hawaii   2  . .                    2 

Philippine   Islands    2  2 

Porto   Rico    2  1                    1 

Totals  984  299  307               133'/3           87 

Scattering  votes  not  tabulated  above  were  as  follows: 
CALVIN  COOLIDGE:    Connecticut,   1;   Massachusetts,  24;   New  York,  4;  Alaska,   1; 

total,    29. 

COLEMAN^lu   PONT:    Delaware,  3. 
FRANK  B.  KELLOGG:    Minnesota?  1. 

WILLIAM    C.    SPROUL:     Pennsylvania,   75;  Missouri,    % ;    total,    75%. 
ROBERT  M.   La  Follette:    Wisconsin,  £4. 

MILES   POINDEXTER:    New  York,   1;  Washington,   14;   total,   15. 
IRVINE   L.   LENROOT:     New  York,  J.. 

HERBERT  HOOVER:    New  York,  4;  Wisconsin,  1;  total^J. 
NICHOLAS    MURRAY    BUTLER:    New    York,   2. 
PHILANDER  C.  KXOX:    Pennsylvania,   1. 


212  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

Just  before  the  result  of  the  eighth  ballot  was  announced  the  fol- 
lowing occurred: 

A  MISSOURI  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  Missouri  wishes  to  change 
her  vote  to  36  votes  for  Harding. 

There  were  immediate  cries  of  "No,  No"  and. of  "Yes,  Yes." 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Missouri  delegation  asks  permis- 
sion to  change  the  vote  of  Missouri  before  the  result  of  the  ballot  is 
announced,  desiring  now  to  record  same  as  36  for  Harding. 

The  Convention  was  in  disorder,  and  there  were  cries  of  "No" 
answered  by  cries  of  "Yes,  Yes." 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Inasmuch  as  there  seems  to  be  objec- 
tion and  the  Secretary  is  ready  to  announce  the  ballot  just  taken,  it 
will  be  allowed  to  stand  and  any  change  desired  may  be  made  when 
the  next  ballot  is  taken. 

When  the  result  of  the  ballot  was  announced  the  Ohio  alternates 
began  cheering  and  shouting  "We  want  Harding"  joined  in  by  a  con- 
siderable number  of  the  Ohio  delegates,  which  was  taken  up  by  con- 
siderable numbers  of  delegates  from  other  States,  portions  of  the 
galleries  joining  in  a  demonstration. 

MR.  ALVIN  T.  HERT,  of  Kentucky. — Mr.  Chairman. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Mr.  Hert,  of 
Kentucky. 

MR.  HERT. — Mr-.  Chairman,  I  move  you  that  this  Convention  do  now 
take  a  recess  until  4  o'clock  p.  m. 

The  motion  was  seconded  by  delegates  from  Pennsylvania  and 
New  York. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  gentleman  from  Kentucky  moves 
a  recess  until  4  o'clock  p.  m.  Does  the  chair  hear  a  second? 

A  DELEGATE  FROM  NEW  YORK. — New  York  seconds  the  motion. 

A  DELEGATE  FROM  CALIFORNIA. — California  joins  in  the  motion. 

MR.  FRANK  B.  WILLIS,  of  Ohio. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  demand  a  roll  call. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Those  in  favor  of  a  roll  call  on  the 
question  of  a  recess  until  4  o'clock  jvill^ signify  it  by  saying  aye.  (A 
chorus  of  ayes.)  Those  opposed  will  say  no.  (A  chorus  of  noes.) 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  is  in  doubt.  Those  in  favor 
of  a  recess  will  rise  and  stand  to  be  counted,  by  the  Secretary.  (What 
appeared  to  be  a  considerable  majority  of  the  delegates  rose  and 
stood  for  a  few  moments.)  Those  in  favor  of  taking  a  recess  will 
now  be  seated  while  those  opposed  will  stand.  (A  very  much  smaller 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION 


213 


number  of  delegates  stood  up.)     The  ayes  have  it  and  the  Convention 
will  stand  in  recess  until  4  o'clock  p.  m. 

Thereupon  (at  1  o'clock  and  40  minutes  p.  m.)  the  Convention 
recessed  until  4  o'clock  p.  m. 

AFTERNOON  SESSION 

The  Permanent  Chairman  called  the  Convention  to  order  at  4 
o'clock  and  46  minutes  p.  m.  pursuant  to  recess. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN.  —  The  Convention  not  having  made 
nomination  of  a  candidate  for  the  office  of  President  the  Secretary 
will  proceed  to  call  the  roll  for  the  ninth  ballot. 

NINTH  BALLOT  FOR  PRESIDENTIAL  NOMINATION. 


The  Secretary  having  proceeded  with  and  concluded  the  roll  call 
of  the  States,  etc.,  the  ninth  ballot  was  announced: 

Harding,  374^;  Wood,  249;  Lowden,  121J^;  Johnson,  82;  Sproul, 
78;  Coolidge,  28;  Hoover,  6;  LaFollette,  24;  Poindexter,  14;  Knox, 
1;  Lenroot,  1;  Butler,  2;  Hays,  1;  MacGregor,  1;  absent  and  not  vot- 
ing, 1;  total,  984,  as  follows: 


TABULATION  OF  NINTH  BALLOT 


States 


Alabama    14  4  4                 6 

Arizona    6  ..  6 

Arkansas    13  1  1J4           10  Hf 

California     26  . .  . .                . .               26 

Colorado    12  6  1 

Connecticut     14  13  . .                . .                  1 

Delaware   6  3 

Florida    8  7  1 

Georgia    17  1 

Idaho    8  1  5                 1                 1 

Illinois    58  ..  ..                41                17 

Indiana    30  11  15                 4 

Iowa  26  . .  . .              26 

Kansas    20  20 

Kentucky    26  26 

Louisiana     12  12 

Maine     • 

Maryland     16  ..  16 

Massachusetts    35 

Michigan    30  1  15                 6 

Minnesota   24  ..  17                 5                2 

Mississippi    12  4J4  7J£ 


214  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

TABULATION   OF   NINTH   BALLOT— Continued 

~  ? 

States  |  «  "5 


36 

36 

Montana    

8 

.  . 

S 

N  ebraska  

16 

16 

Nevada    

6 

3^i 

!$•£ 

1 

New   Hampshire    
New   Jersey    

8 
28 
6 

'4 

8 
15 
6 

'8 

New  York  

88 

66 

5                 4 

North   Carolina    

22 

18 

3 

i 

North    Dakota     

10 

3                 4 

3 

Ohio  

48 

39 

9 

Oklahoma    

20 

18 

Vi 

Oregon     

10 

1 

4 

5 

Pennsylvania    

Rhode   Island    

10 

io 

South   Carolina    

11 

ii 

.  . 

South    Dakota     

10 

10 

Tennessee    •  

20 

13 

6                1 

Texas    

23 

19J4 

1                1 

. 

Utah    

8 

4 

2                 2 

V/rnmrH-    

8 
IS 

ii 

8 
4 

West    Virginia    

16 

7 

8 

i 

26 

1 

6 

6 

Washington    

14 

Alaska    

2 

i 

i        •   .. 

Dist.    of    Columbia  

2 

2 

.  . 

Hawaii   

2 

2 

Philippine    Islands     

2 

2 

Porto  Rico   

2 

2 

Totals     

984 

374J4 

249             I2\y2 

82 

Scattering  votes  not   tabulated  above1   were  as   follows: 

/  WILLIAM   C.    SPROUL:     Delaware,   3;    Pennsylvania,   75;    total,   78. 

•i-CALVIN   COOLIDGE:     Massachusetts,  22;   New  York,   6;    total,   28. 

S  HERBERT  HOOVER:    New  Jersey,  1;  New  York,  4;  Wisconsin,  I;  total,  6. 

•7  IRVINE  L.  LENROOT:    New  York,   1. 

;.   NICHOLAS  MURRAY  BUTLER:    New  York,  2. 

g    PHILANDER  C.  KNOX:    Pennsylvania,  1. 

J  ROBERT  M.   LA  FOLLETTE:    Wisconsin,  24. 

/  MILES   POINDEXTER:    Washington,    14. 

?  WILL  H.   HAYS:     Oklahoma,    1. 

'^H.   F.   MacGREGOR:    Texas,   1. 

,/ ABSENT  AND  NOT  VOTING:    Oklahoma,  '/,  vote;  Texas,  */,  vote;  total,  1  vote. 

During  the  balloting  the  following  occurred: 

When  Connecticut  was  called  and  13  of  her  14  votes  were  cast 
for  Harding  the  majority  of  the  Ohio  delegates  mounted  their  chairs, 
and  cheered  vociferously,  which  demonstration  was  joined  in  by  quite 
a  number  of  delegates  from  other  States. 

When  Kansas  was  called  and  the  Chairman  of  the  delegation  rose 
and  cast  the  entire  block  of  20  votes  for  Harding,  the  demonstration 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION         215 

above  referred  to  broke  out  anew.  One  of  the  Kansas  delegates  took 
the  State  standard  or  marker,  raised  it  high  in  the  air,  having  fastened 
a  picture  of  Harding  and  a  flag  on  same,  and  started  marching  around 
the  hall,  followed  by  the  entire  Kansas  delegation  bearing  pictures 
of  Harding  and  flags,  and  joined  by  numerous  delegates  from  other 
delegations. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah). — The  Conven- 
tion will  please  be  in  order  so  that  the  calling  of  the  roll  may  pro- 
ceed. 

Thereupon,  at  the  request  of  a  number  of  the  Ohio  delegates, 
the  Kansas  delegation  and  others  resumed  their  seats  so  that  the 
balloting  might  be  resumed. 

When  the  name  of  Kentucky  was  called  and  the  Chairman  of 
the  delegation  arose  and  announced  the  entire  26  votes  of  Kentucky 
for  Harding,  the  announcement  was  greeted  with  uproarous  applause. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah). — The  Con- 
vention will  please  be  in  order  so  that  the  roll  call  may  proceed.  It 
is  very  important  that  we  should  proceed  in  as  expeditious  a  manner 
as  possible  as  this  is  Saturday  and  the  hour  is  late. 

When  Louisiana  was  called  and  the  Chairman  of  the  delegation 
cast  the  entire  12  votes  for  Harding,  there  was  another  demonstra- 
tion. The  Ohio  delegates  greeting  Louisiana,  and  the  Ohio  alternates 
in  the  rear  of  the  hall  echoing  the  greeting  which  had  been  extended 
by  the  delegates  from  Ohio. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah). — Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  Convention,  we  must  have  order  so  that  the  call- 
ing of  the  roll  may  be  proceeded  with. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  resumed  the  calling  of 
the  roll  and  reached  the  State  of  Michigan,  request  was  made  for  a 
poll  of  the  delegates  from  that  State. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Request  having  been  made  for  a  poll 
of  the  Michigan  delegation  the  Secretary  will  call  the  roll  of  delegates 
so  that  each  individual  member  of  the  delegation  may  announce  his 
choice  when  his  name  is  called. 

MICHIGAN 

AT    LARGE 

Wood.      Johnson    Lowden.    Harding. 

Charles    W.     Burton 

Mrs.    Grace   Greenwood   Browne ..  1 

Claude   T.    Hamilton 

Robert  H.   Shields 1 

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

1— John  W.  Smith 

Jerome    H.    Remick 

2 — "William    G.    Gutmann 

Albert    S.    Glasgow 


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OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


MICHIGAN—  Continued 


Diit.  Delegate* 

3 — John  C.  Davis 

Donald   Osborne    

4— W.  R.  Cook 

W.  A.  Gavin 

5 — Frank    D.    McKay 

Arthur    Van    Buren. — 
6— Thaddeus    D.    Seeley... 
Leonard    Freeman 

7— John    H.    Hands 

Burt    D.    Cady 

8— William    F.    Gallagher . 

Fred  W.  Green 

9 — Martin  Brown    

Harris    E.     Galpin 

10 — James    E.    Davidson... 

Alfred    J.     Doherty 

11 — Richard    E.    MacLean.. 

William   J.    Pierson 

12 — O.    C.    Davidson 

E.    C,    Bowers 

13 — Robert    Oakman     

Ira   W.  Jayne 


AT  LARGE 


Totals 


Wood 

"\ 
1 
1 
1 

1 


15 


Johnson 


Lovden       Harding 
1 


When  New  York  was  reached  on  the  roll  call  and  the  Chairman 
of  the  delegation  cast  66  votes  for  Harding  there  was  a  tremendous 
demonstration,  the  Ohio  delegates  standing  on  their  chairs  and  cheer- 
ing vociferously,  the  demonstration  being  joined  in  by  members  of  a 
number  of  other  delegations. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Ladies  and  gentlemen,  we  must  pro- 
ceed with  our  business.  Let  us  have  order  so  that  the  calling  of  the 
roll  may  be  resumed  and  concluded. 

When  the  name  of  Ohio  was  called  and  the  Chairman  of  the 
delegation  announced  39  votes  for  Harding  and  9  votes  for  Wood  there 
was  considerable  hissing  by  delegates  from  other  States  and  portions  of 
the  gallery. 

The  calling  of  the  roll  was  resumed  and  when  Oklahoma  was  reached 
and  the  Chairman  of  the  delegation  announced  20  votes  for  Harding,  but 
one  or  two  members  of  the  Oklahoma  delegation  demanded  a  poll  of  the 
delegates  from  that  State. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Request  having  been  made  for  a  poll 
of  the  Oklahoma  delegation  the  Secretary  will  call  the  roll  so  that 
each  individual  member  of  said  delegation  may  announce  his  choice 
when  his  name  is  called. 


The  Secretary  having  resumed  and  concluded  the  roll  call  of  the 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION         217 


Oklahoma  delegation,  the  vote  was  announced:  Harding,  18;  Will  H. 
Hays,  1;  Wood,  y2;  Absent  and  not  voting,  y2;  total,  20;  as  follows: 


Abse 
not 


nt  and 
voting 


OKLAHOMA 

AT    LARGE 

Delegates  Harding       Hays        Wood 

Bird    McGuire    J4 

Henry    E.    Asp 54 

J.    E.    Dyche J4 

Alva    McDonald    

Vernon   Whiting   . ...  V3 

W.    H.    Hills 

John     Dillon     y2 

D.  C.  Malernee # 

DISTRICTS — Delegates 

1 — Chas.    B.    Rogers 1 

S.   E.  Wallen 1 

2— L.    G.    Disney 1 

G.     O.     Grant 1 

3 — E.    A.    McGowan 1 

F.   E.  Kennamer 1 

A — Hugh   Scott    1 

Albert     Kelly     1 

5— W.   H.   P.   Trudgeon 

Chris    Madsen    . .                                   ^ 

Mrs.  Frank  P.   Northup 

Mrs.    J.    S.    Pearson .'.... 

6 — Wm.    Newer    1 

Rex    Galbrith     1 

7     Zack     T.     Pryse 1 

C.    R.    Strong 1 

8— Everett    Purcell    1 

S.    B.    Richards 1 

Totals     18  1  X  y* 

During  the  balloting  by  the  Oklahoma  delegation  the  following 
occurred: 

When  the  name  W.  H.  P.  Trudgeon,  of  Oklahoma  City,  was 
called,  his  absence  was  announced  by  the  Chairman  of  the  delega- 
tion. 

A  VOICE  FROM  THE  OKLAHOMA  DELEGATION. — I  have  a  proxy  which 
was  given  to  me  by  Mr.  Trudgeon  and  I  wish  to  cast  a  vote  for  him. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — I  find  from  the  roll  that  four  dele- 
gates with  one-half  vote  each  were  elected  from  the  fifth  district  of 
Oklahoma,  and  that  no  alternate  delegates  were  elected.  Under  the 
rules  and  precedents  of  the  party  no  vote  may  be  cast  by  or  counted 
for  a  proxy;  only  a  regularly  elected  alternate  can  cast  a  vote  in 
the  absence  of  a  delegate. 

When  Texas  was  called  the  following  occurred:  The  vote  of 
Texas  was  announced  by  the  Chairman  of  the  delegation  as,  for  Har- 
ding, 22;  for  H.  F.  MacGregor,  1;  whereupon  some  confusion  arose 
in  the  Texas  delegation,  and  there  seemed  to  be  a  demand  for  a  roll 
call. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — What  is  the  request  that  comes  from 
the  Texas  delegation? 


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OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


MR.  G.  T.  BARTLETT,  of  Linden,  Texas. — Mir.  Chairman,  I  ask  for  a 
poll  of  the  Texas  delegation. 

There  were  cries  of,  "No,  No"  and  "Why  take  up  the  time  call- 
ing the  roll?" 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Any  member  of  any  delegation  has  the 
right  to  demand  a  roll  call.  The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
call  the  roll  of  the  Texas  delegates  so  that  each  one  may  express 
his  choice  when  his  name  is  called. 

The  Secretary  having  resumed  and  concluded  the  roll  call  of 
the  Texas  delegation,  the  vote  was  announced:  Harding,  \9l/2;  Low- 
den,  1;  MacGregor,  1;  Wood,  1;  absent  and  not  voting,  y2;  a  total  of 
23,  as  follows: 


TEXAS 


AT    LARGE 


Delegates 
H.    F.    MacGregor.-, 

Phil    E.    Baer 

C.   A.    Boynton , 

Jno.    E.    Elgin 


DISTRICTS  —  Delegates 
1  —  J.    J.    Dickerson 

G.    T.    Bartlett 
2—  R.    H.    Dunn 

Charles    F.    Adams 
3  —  George  C.  Hopkins 

D.    W.    Gullick  ....... 

4—  C.   A.    Duck 

M.  A.  Taylor 
5  —  George    F.    Rockhold 

T.    M.    McCormick 
6—  J.    Wed.    Davis 


E.   W.   Thomas  ____  .................. 

7  —  R.  W.  Humphreys  .................. 

U.   W.   Allen    (absent)*  .............. 

8—  Roy  B.  Nochols  .................... 

T.    P.    Lee  .......................... 

9  —  Irvin  Kibbe  ........................ 

C.    G.    Franz  ........................ 

10—  E.     P.     Wilmot  ...................... 

11  —  James  W.  Bass  ..................... 

E.    R.    Misener  ...................... 

12—  Henry  Zweifel  ...................... 

Sam   Davidson    (Joe  Kingsberry,  alter- 

nate voting)    .  .  .  ................... 

13—  T.    L.    Hickson  ...................... 

J.    B.    Schmitz  ....................... 

14  —  F.    E.    Scobey  ....................... 

Eugene   Nolte    ...................... 

15  —  R.   B.  Creager  ....................... 

H.   H.  Jefferies  ...................... 

16  —  C.    O.    Harris  ....................... 

J.    G.    McNary  ...................... 

17—  B.    F.    Robey  ....................... 

C.  A.  Warnken  ............  .......... 

18—  Frank    Exum     ...................... 

W.    C.    Kenyon  ...................... 


Totals     

(•Not  roting— Ji.) 


Harding     Lowden  MacGregor 
1 
1 
1 
1 


Wood 


'/ 


*  * 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          219 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  resumed  and  concluded 
the  roll  call  of  States,  and  while  the  vote  was  being  tabulated  ready 
for  announcement,  the  following  occurred: 

MR.  ALFRED  J.  DOHERTY,  of  Clare,  Michigan. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  want 
to  change  the  vote  of  the  State  of  Michigan  to  27  for  Harding  and  3 
for  Johnson. 

This  announcement  was  greeted  by  a  tremendous  outburst  of 
applause,  begun  by  the  Ohio  delegates  and  alternates  and  joined  in 
by  many  others. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Does  the  Michigan  delegation  desire 
to  change  the  vote  which  was  announced  when  that  State  was  reached 
on  the  roll  call? 

A  MICHIGAN  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  challenge  the  right  of  the 
gentleman  to  announce  the  vote  of  Michigan.  He  is  not  the  Chair- 
man of  the  delegation.  If  any  attempt  is  made  to  change  the  vote 
as  announced  I  demand  a  roll  call. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Inasmuch  as  there  is  objection  the  vote 
of  the  State  of  Michigan  heretofore  announced  will  stand  for  this 
ballot,  and  the  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will  announce  the  result 
of  the  ballot. 

Thereupon  the  Secretary  made  the  announcement  heretofore 
shown,  preceding  the  tabulated  vote  of  States. 


ANNOUNCEMENT  OF  FAILURE  TO  MAKE  PRESIDENTIAL 
NOMINATION. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — No  candidate  having  received  a  ma- 
jority of  the  votes  in  th-e  Convention  on  this  the  ninth  ballot,  there  is 
no  nomination.  The  Secretary  will  proceed  to  call  the  roll  of  States, 
etc.,  for  the  tenth  ballot. 


TENTH  BALLOT  FOR  PRESIDENTIAL  NOMINATION. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  having  proceeded  with  and  con- 
cluded the  calling  of  the  roll  of  States,  Territories  and  Territorial 
Possessions,  the  tenth  ballot  was  announced: 

Harding,    6921/5;    Wood,    156;    Johnson,    804/5;    Lowden,    11; 


220 


OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 


Hoover,   9y2;    Coolidge,   5;    La    Follette,   24;    Butler,   2;    Lenroot,    1; 
Hays,  1;  Knox,  1;  absent,  l/2;  total,  984  as  follows: 


TABULATION  OF  TENTH  BALLOT 


States 


Alabama    14  8                 3 

Arizona*    6  6 

Arkansas    13  13 

California    26 

Colorado    * 12  12 

Connecticut     •     14  13 

Delaware   6  6 

Florida     TY*  J 

Georgia 17  10                 7 

Idaho    8  2                  3 

Illinois*    58  38*4 

Indiana    30  21                  9 

Iowa    26  26 

Kansas    20  18                  1 

Kentucky    26  26 

Louisiana    12  12 

Maine    12  ..                 12 

Maryland     16  10 

Massachusetts    35  17               17 

Michigan    30  25                  1 

Minnesota 24  2                21 

Mississippi*    12  12 

Missouri    36  36 

Montana    8 

Nebraska   ;.. 16  4                  5 

Nevada    6  3}^ 

New  Hampshire   8  . .                   8 

New   Jersey    28  5                15 

New  Mexico* 6  6 

New   York    88  68                 6 

North    Carolina     22  20                  2 

North   Dakota*    10  10 

Ohio    48  48 

Oklahoma    20  18             .      J 

Oregon     10  2                  3 

Pennsylvania    76  60                14 

Rhode    Island    10  10 

South  Carolina 11  11 

South    Dakota    10  4                  6 

Tennessee    t 20  20 

Texas   23  23 

Utah    8  5                 1 

Vermont   8  ..                   8 

Virginia    15  14                  1 

Washington*     14  14 

West  Virginia    16  16 

Wisconsin    26  1 

Wyoming    6  6 

Alaska    2  2 

District    of    Columbia 2  2 

Hawaii    2    '  2 

Philippines         2 

Porto  Rico    2  2 

Totals    984  692^  156 

'Corrected  vote.     See  explanation  on  next  page. 


26 

'i 


1 
18* 


80  * 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          221 

Scattering  votes  not  tabulated  above  were  cast  as  follows: 
HERBERT  HOOVER:    Kansas,   1;   Maryland,   1;   Nevada,   iy2;   New  Jersey,   1;   Xew 

York,  4;   and   Wisconsin,    1;   total,   9%. 

CALVIX   COOLIDGE:    Massachusetts,   1;   Xew  York,  4;   total,   5. 
NICHOLAS   MURRAY   BUTLER:     New   York,  2. 
IRVINE  L.  Lenroot:    Xew  York,   1. 
WILL    H.    HAYS:     Oklahoma,    1. 
PHILANDER   C.   KXOX:     Pennsylvania,    1. 
ROBERT  M.  La  FOLLETTE:    Wisconsin,  24. 

ABSENT:     Oklahoma,    Vi. 

The  following  States  when  first  called  announced  their  choice  as 
shown  below,  but  requested  permission  to  change  their  votes  as 
shown  in  the  tabulation  of  the  tenth  ballot  before  the  result  of  said 
ballot  had  been  announced.  (See  tabulated  vote,  tenth  ballot): 

Arizona — 6  for  Wood. 

Colorado — 6  for  Wood,  5  for  Harding,  and  1  for  Lowden. 

Illinois — 17  for  Lowden,  18  4/5  for  Johnson,  and  22  1/5  for  Har- 
ding. 

Indiana — 20  for  Harding  and  8  for  Wood;  2  absent. 

Mississippi — 2^  for  Wood  and  9l/2  for  Harding. 

New  Mexico — 6  for  Wood. 

North  Dakota — 9  for  Harding,  1  for  Wood. 

Washington — 6  for  Harding,  5  for  Wood,  2  for  Poindexter,  and 
1  for  Hoover. 

During  the  balloting  the  following  occurred: 

MR.  BLANCHARD  RANDALL,  of  Maryland  (when  Maryland  was  called). 
— We  request  a  poll  of  the  Maryland  delegation. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Does  the  gentleman  from  Maryland 
demand  a  poll  of  his  delegation? 

MR.  RANDALL. — We  do. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Secretary  of  the  Convention  will 
call  the  roll  of  delegates  from  the  State  of  Maryland  so  that  each 
individual  member  of  that  delegation  may  announce  his  choice  when 
his  name  is  called. 

The  Secretary  having  resumed  and  concluded  the  roll  call  of  the 
Maryland  delegation,  the  vote  was  announced:  Wood,  10;  Harding,  5; 
Hoover,  1;  a  total  of  16,  as  follows: 

MARYLAND 

AT    LARGE 

Delegation  Wood  Harding  Hoover 

Galen    L.    Tait Yi 

Felix    Agnus    Vi 

W.    Bladen    Lowndes Yi 

A.   W.  W.  Woodcock V* 

William    F.    Browning '.  Vt 

Blanchard    Randall    Yt 

John    W.    Garrett Y2 

Harry    W.    Nice V^ 


222  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

MARYLAND-ConrtmW 

AT  LARGE 

DISTRICTS — Delegates.  Wood  Harding  Hoover 

1 — Lawrence    Towers    • • •     '      1 

Thomas    Bartlett . .  1 

2— Walter    R.    Rudy '. 1 

Jacob    France 1 

3 — Charles   W.   Maine 1     , 

John    A.    Janetzke 1 

4 — James  A.    Gary,   Jr • 1 

Warner  T.  McGuinn '     . .  1 

5  — R.   Frank  Smith 1 

Jeremiah   Hawkins    1  ..  .. 

6 — Charles    H.    Holtzman 1 

Reno  S.  Harp 1  ... 

Totals     10  5  1 

MR.  FREDERICK  H.  GILLETT,  of  Massachusetts  (when  Massachusetts 
was  called). — Mr.  Chairman,  we  ask  that  Massachusetts  be  passed 
temporarily. 

A  NEW  YORK  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  we  object.  The  rule  is  that 
when  the  roll  is  called  a  delegation  must  announce  its  vote,  and  no 
delegation  may  decline  to  do  so  unless  the  rule  is  suspended. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — It  is  customary  to  allow  a  State  to  pass 
its  vote  temporarily  if  it  so  requests. 

THE  NEW  YORK  DELEGATE. — But  that  must  only  be  by  unanimous  con- 
sent. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — It  can  be  done  by  unanimous  con- 
sent. Does  the  chair  hear  objection. 

THE  NEW  YORK  DELEGATE. — I  object. 

MR.  GILLETT. — We  will  be  ready  in  a  moment.  We  are  merely  an- 
vassing  our  delegation. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  will  wait  a  few  mo- 
ments until  the  vote  can  be  announced. 

MR.  GILLETT  (after  a  delay  of  two  or  three  minutes). — Massachusetts 
now  announces  its  vote  as,  for  Harding,  17;  for  Wood,  17;  for  Cool- 
idge,  1;  total,  35. 

When  Pennsylvania  was  called  and  the  Chairman  of  the  dele- 
gation announced  60  of  its  76  votes  for  Harding,  the  delegates  im- 
mediately realized  that  Harding  had  been  nominated.  It  was  then 
6:05  o'clock  p.  m.,  and,  following  a  volley  of  applause,  the  Ohio  dele- 
gation seized  their  standard,  pictures  of  Harding  and  flags,  and  began 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION         223 

a  parade  around  the  aisles.  Amidst  the  din  of  cheering  could  be 
heard  cries  of  "Hurrah  for  the  next  President,"  "Hurrah  for  Ohio," 
"Hurrah  for  the  Mother  of  Presidents,"  but  after  the  Ohio  delega- 
tion, joined  by  delegates  from  other  delegations,  had  encircled  the 
inclosure  marking  off  the  delegates,  the  Chairman  began  rapping  for 
order.  Thereupon  the  Ohio  delegation  took  the  lead  in  helping  to 
restore  order,  and  at  6:13  o'clock  the  calling  of  the  roll  was  resumed. 

And  at  the  conclusion  of  the  roll  call  the  following  occurred: 

MR.  HARRY  S.  NEW,  of  Indiana. — Mr.  Chairman,  the  two  absent  dele- 
gates from  Indiana  returned  and  expressed  their  choice.  The  vote  of 
Indiana  on  this  ballot  will  therefore  be,  Wood,  9;  Harding,  21.  We 
request  that  when  the  ballot  is  announced  that  Indiana  be  so  recorded. 

A  NORTH  DAKOTA  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  North  Dakota  desires 
to  change  its  vote,  announced  during  the  roll  call,  and  to  cast  the 
unanimous  vote  of  the  State,  10,  for  Senator  Harding.  (Applause.) 

AN  ARIZONA  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  Arizona  desires  to  change 
its  vote  from  Wood  to  Harding.  (Applause.) 

A  WASHINGTON  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  the  State  of  Washington 
now  wishes  to  cast  a  unanimous  ballot  for  Senator  Harding.  (Ap- 
plause.) , 

A  NEW  MEXICO  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  the  New  Mexico  delega- 
tion desires  to  change  its  vote  and  to  cast  a  unanimous  ballot  for 
Senator  Harding.  (Applause.) 

A  COLORADO  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  Colorado  wants  to  change 
its  vote  and  cast  a  solid  ballot  for  Senator  Harding.  (Applause.) 

A  voice  then  rang  out  amidst  the  din  of  shouting,  "Mr.  Chair- 
man, don't  let  them  all  get  on  the  band  wagon,"  which  was  greeted 
by  loud  laughter  and  applause. 

MR.  FRANK  L.  SMITH,  of  Illinois. — Mr.  Chairman,  Illinois  desires  to 
change  its  vote.  Sixteen  of  the  seventeen  votes  cast  for  Governor 
Lowden  on  the  roll  call  should  be  changed  to  Senator  Harding.  (Ap- 
plause.) 

A  MISSISSIPPI  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  Mississippi  wants  to  cast 
its  solid  ballot  for  Senator  Harding. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  Convention  will  be  in  order  so 
that  the  Secretary  may  announce  the  ballot. 

Thereupon  the  ballot  was  announced  as  heretofore  shown  just 
preceding  the  tabulation  of  the  vote. 


224  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

MOTION  TO  MAKE  NOMINATION  UNANIMOUS. 

MR.  JOSEPH  S.  FRELINGUYSEN,  of  New  Jersey. — Mr.  Chairman,  on  be- 
half of  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  I  now  move  that  the  nomination  of 
Senator  Harding  be  made  unanimous. 

MR.  FRANK  L.  SMITH,  of  Illinois, — Mr.  Chairman,  Illinois  seconds 
that  motion. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Conven- 
tion, the  question  is,  shall  the  nomination  of  Senator  Harding  be 
made  unanimous?  Those  in  favor  of  the  motion  will  signify  it  by 
saying  aye.  (A  loud  chorus  of  ayes.)  Those  opposed  will  signify 
it  by  saying  no.  (A  few  noes  apparently  from  the  Wisconsin  dele- 
gation, greeted  by  a  storm  of  hisses  from  other  delegates  and  the 
galleries.)  The  Chair  declares  Senator  Warren  G.-  Harding  of  Ohio 
unanimously  nominated  for  President.  (Applause,  loud  and  pro- 
longed.) 

NOMINATIONS  FOR  VICE-PRESIDENT. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Conven- 
tion, the  next  business  before  the  Convention  is  the  nomination  of  a 
candidate  for  Vice-President. 

MR.  MEDILL  McCoRMicK,  of  Illinois. — Mr.  Chairman. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Senator  McCor- 
mick  of  Illinois. 

MR.  McCORMICK  NOMINATING  MR.  LENROOT. 

MR.  MEDILL  MeCoRMiCK,  of  Illinois. — Mr.  Chairman,  members  of  the 
Republican  National  Convention:  You  have  adopted  a  great  and  con- 
structive platform.  You  have  nominated  for  the  presidency  of  the 
United  States  a  man  of  ripe  experience,  of  deep  learning,  of  great 
power,  Warren  G.  Harding,  of  Ohio.  (Applause.) 

There  remains  to  be  discharged  by  this  Convention  a  duty  of 
grave  importance — the  nomination  of  a  candidate  for  the  vice-presi- 
dency, who,  in  the  event  of  disability  or  death  of  the  President,  would 
be  worthy  to  fill  that  great  office.  It  is  your  duty  to  nominate  and 
to  present  to  the  voters  of  the  country  a  candidate  for  the  vice-presi- 
dency whose  experience,  whose  learning,  whose  ability,  whose  ster- 
ling Americanism,  will  stand  by  that  of  the  candidate  for  the  presi- 
dency. Therefore,  I  present  the  name  of  Irvine  L.  Lenroot  of  Wis- 
consin. (Applause.) 


J.    J.   McGRAW,    of   Oklahoma 
Member  of  Committee  on  Arrangements 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION         225 

MR.  ALVIN  T.  HERT,  of  Kentucky.  — Mr.  Chairman. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FRANK  B.  WILLIS,  of  Ohio). — The  chair 
recognizes  the  gentleman  from  Kentucky,  Mr.  Hert. 

MR.  HART  SECONDING  MR.  LENROOT'S  NOMINATION. 

MR.  ALVIN  T.  HERT,  of  Kentucky.— Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and  Gentle- 
men of  the  Convention:  On  behalf  of  the  delegates  from  the  State  of 
Kentucky  I  wish  to  second  the  nomination  of  Senator  Lenroot  for 
the  office  of  Vice-President. 

MR.  REMMEL  SECONDING  MR.  LENROOT'S  NOMINATION. 

MR.  H.  L.  REMMEL,  of  Arkansas. — Mr.  Chairman  and  Delegates  of 
the  Convention:  On  behalf  of  the  delegates  from  the  State  of  Ar- 
kansas I  want  to  second  the'  nomination  of  Senator  Lenroot. 

MR.  WILLIAM  M.  CALDER,  of  New  York. — Mr.  Chairman. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FRANK  B.  WILLIS,  of  Ohio). — The  chair 
recognizes  the  gentleman  from  New  York,  Senator  Calder. 

MR.  CALDER  SECONDING  MR.  LENROOT'S  NOMINATION. 

MR.  WILLIAM  M.  CALDER,  of  New  York. — Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of 
the  Convention:  In  behalf  of  the  State  of  New  York  I  wish  to  very 
heartily  second  the  nomination  of  Senator  Irvine  L.  Lenroot,  of  Wis- 
consin (a  voice,  "not  on  your  life")  for  the  office  of  Vice-President. 

MR.  MYRON  T.  HERRICK,  of  Ohio. — Mr.  Chairman. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FRANK  B.  WILLIS,  of  Ohio).— The  chair 
recognizes  the  gentleman  from  Ohio,  Governor  Herrick. 

MR.  HERRICK  SECONDING  MR.  LENROOT'S  NOMINATION. 

MR.  MYRON  T.  HERRICK,"  of  Ohio. — Mr.  Chairman  and  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  Convention:  Ohio  desires  to  second  the  nomination 
of  Senator  Irvine  L.  Lenroot. 

At  this  time  Mr.  Wallace  McCamant,  of  the  Oregon  delegation, 
arose  and  sought  recognition. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FRANK  B.  WILLIS,  of  Ohio). — The  chair 
recognizes  Mr.  Wallace  McCamant  of  the  Oregon  delegation. 


226  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

MR.  McCAMANT  NOMINATING  MR.  COOLIDGE. 

MR.  WALLACE  McCAMANT,  of  Oregon. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  Convention:  When  the  Oregon  delegation  came  here 
instructed  by  the  people  of  our  State  to  present  to  this  Convention  as 
its  candidate  for  the  office  of  Vice-President  a  distinguished  son  of 
Massachusetts  he  requested  that  we  refrain  from  presenting  his  name. 
But  there  is  another  son  of  Massachusetts  who  has  been  much  in  the 
public  eye  in  the  last  year,  a  man  who  is  sterling  in  his  Americanism 
and  stands  for  all  that  the  Republican  party  holds  dear,  and  on  behalf 
of  the  Oregon  delegation  I  name  for  the  exalted  office  of  Vice-Presi- 
dent Governor  Calvin  Coolidge  of  Massachusetts. 

This  nomination  received  an  outburst  of  applause  of  short  dura- 
tion but  of  great  power,  being  joined  in  by  the  Massachusetts  and  a 
number  of  other  delegations. 

MR.  CLAUDE  T.  HAMILTON,  of  Michigan. — I  second  the  nomination 
of  Governor  Coolidge. 

MR.  LAWRENCE  TOWERS,  of  Maryland. — Maryland  wishes  to  second 
the  nomination  of  Governor  Coolidge. 

A  NORTH  DAKOTA  DELEGATE. — North  Dakota  proudly  seconds  the  nomi- 
nation of  Governor  Coolidge  for  the  office  of  vice-president. 

MR.  H.  L.  REMMEL,  of  Arkansas. — I  had  consulted  with  the  Chairman 
of  the  Massachusetts  delegation  and  told  him  that  Arkansas  wanted 
to  vote  for  Coolidge  for  Vice-President  and  he  said  he  did  not  want 
his  name  presented.  Therefore  I  seconded  the  nomination  of  Senator 
Lenroot.  But  in  view  of  the  fact  that  another  State  has  placed  in 
nomination  the  name  of  Governor  Coolidge,  of  Massachusetts,  I  now 
wish  to  withdraw  my  second  of  the  nomination  of  Senator  Lenroot 
and  to  second  the  nomination  of  Governor  Coolidge.  (Applause.) 

A  KANSAS  DELEGATE. — I  second  the  nomination  of  Governor  Coolidge. 

A  CONNECTICUT  DELEGATE. — I  second  the  nomination  of  Governor 
Coolidge. 

A  PENNSYLVANIA  DELEGATE. — I  desire  to  second  the  nomination  of 
Governor  Coolidge. 

A  COLORADO  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  move  that  nominations  be 
closed  and  that  we  proceed  to  a  ballot. 

MR.  WILLIS  J.  BAILEY,  of  Kansas. — I  beg  the  gentleman  to  withhold 
his  motion  for  a  moment  in  order  that  I  may  make  a  nomination. 

THE  COLORADO  DELEGATE. — I  will  temporarily  withdraw  the  motion  to 
close  nominations  but  wish  to  renew  it  as  soon  as  the  gentleman 
from  Kansas  has  addressed  the  Convention. 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          227 

MR.  BAILEY,  of  Kansas. — Mr.  Chairman. 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FRANK  B.  WILLIS,  of  Ohio). — The  chair 
recognizes  former  Governor  Bailey  of  Kansas. 


MR.  BAILEY  NOMINATES  MR.  ALLEN. 

MR.  WILLIS  J.  BAILEY,  of  Kansas. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and  Gentle- 
men of  the  Convention:  On  behalf  of  the  State  of  Kansas  I  wish  to 
place  in  nomination  as  our  candidate  for  Vice-President  of  the  United 
States,  Kansas'  great  Governor,  Henry  J.  Allen.  (Applause.) 

He  is  the  first  man  since  the  days  of  Lincoln  who  understands 
the  people  and  understands  the  economic  problems  of  the  day.  You 
may  say  to  yourselves  that  he  might  be  opposed  by  some  organized 
labor  movements,  but  there  is  nothing  to  it. 

Governor  Allen  brings  a  message  to  the  people  of  this  country, 
and  the  people  will  be  proud  to  vote  for  him.  He  will  settle  the 
present  conditions  of  unrest,  and  meet  the  situations  which  confront 
us  today  in  a  way  that  no  other  man  can  meet  them.  (Applause.) 

Kansas  nominates  Henry  J.  Allen  for  the  office  of  Vice-President. 
(Applause.) 

AN  ILLINOIS  DELEGATE. — On  behalf  of  the  State  of  Illinois  I  second 
the  nomination  of  Calvin  Coolidge  of  Massachusetts. 

A  NEBRASKA  DELEGATE. — I  second  the  nomination  of  Coolidge. 

Miss  DELLE  BOYD,  of  Nevada. — On  behalf  of  Nevada  I  wish  to  second 
the  nomination  of  Governor  Calvin  Coolidge  of  Massachusetts  for  the 
office  of  vice-president. 

A  VERMONT  DELEGATE. — I  rise  to  have  the  very  great  pleasure  of 
seconding  the  nomination  of  Governor  Coolidge. 

A  NEW  YORK  DELEGATE. — I  second  the  nomination  of  Governor  Cool- 
idge. 

A  WISCONSIN  DELEGATE. — I  also  wish  to  second  the  nomination  of 
Senator  Lenroot. 

MR.  GRONER  NOMINATING  MR.  ANDERSON 

MR.  D.  LAWRENCE  GRONER,  of  Virginia.— Mr.  Chairman. 
THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FRANK  B.  WILLIS,  of  Ohio).— The  chair 
recognizes  the  delegate  from  Virginia. 


228  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

MR.  D.  LAWRENCE  GRONER,  of  Virginia. — Mr.  Chairman,  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  Convention:  The  responsibilities  of  this  Conven- 
tion are  nearly  over,  the  greater  part  of  its  obligations  have  been  dis- 
charged, and  before  the  hour  of  midnight  its  services  to  the  nation 
will  have  become  a  part  of  history.  (Applause.) 

Perhaps  never  before  has  the  destiny  of  mankind  for  weal  or  woe 
been  so  dependent  upon  the  manner  of  the  discharge  of  the  duties 
which  brought  it  into  being,  and  certainly  never  before,  from  amid 
contending  passions  and  conflicting  interests,  has  order  and  sympathy 
of  purpose  more  splendidly  resulted.  It  has  prepared  and  promulgated 
a  program  and  principles  which  throughout  the  Republic  will  impel 
the  enthusiastic  support  of  its  friends,  and  command  the  respect  and 
silence  the  criticisms  of  its  enemies.  It  has  placed  its  standard,  un- 
dimmed  and  untarnished,  in  the  hands  of  a  distinguished  son  of  a 
great  commonwealth,  and  there  remains  now  of  all  of  the  duties 
which  brought  it  into  being  only  the  selection  of  a  candidate  for 
Vice-President.  (Applause.) 

This  duty  is  no  less  high  and  this  responsibility  no  less  pressing 
than  any  which  it  has  performed.  Had  Lincoln  lived  or  had  the  Con- 
vention in  which  he  was  nominated  chosen  as  his  second  on  the  ticket 
a  man  after  his  own  image,  the  tragedy  of  Reconstruction  would  have 
been  avoided.  Or  had  a  weakling  instead  of  that  great  American  suc- 
ceeded to  the  chair  left  vacant  by  the  assassination  of  McKinley,  those 
great  reforms  and  that  awakening  of  the  conscience  of  the  people 
which  occurred  in  the  administration  of  Roosevelt  would  have  been 
postponed  a  decade.  (Applause.) 

For  more  than  fifty  years  the  people  of  the  South  have  sought 
with  a  singleness  of  purpose  unexampled  in  history  to  wipe  out  the 
desolation  of  four  years  of  fatricidal  struggle.  Conscious  of  the  in- 
tegrity of  purpose  under  which  they  had  acted,  they  asked  neither  for 
pity  nor  for  succor.  The  bitterness  of  defeat  lingered  but  a  little 
while.  The  ripening  harvest  and  the  restored  homestead  brought  them 
peace  and  plenty.  As  a  people  they  have  expanded  and  grown  pros- 
perous, and  with  their  prosperity  has  come  a  breadth  of  view  never 
before  possessed.  The  viewpoint  of  the  provincial  has  been  lost  sight 
of  in  the  broad-minded  grasp  of  the  true  nationalist,  and  in  the  great 
World  War  their  loyalty  to  the  nation  and  their  devotion  to  the  flag 
effaced  forever  all  prejudice  of  the  past  and  all  bitterness  against  any 
other  section  of  the  country.  In  that  spirit  the  thoughtful  men  of 
the  South  everywhere  are  seeking  an  opportunity  of  alignment  with 
that  national  party  which  more  nearly  reflects  their  views  of  constitu- 
tional government  as  it  came  from  the  fathers;  and  to  the  end  that 
sectionalism  may  be  effaced  forever,  that  the  line  marking  the  North 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          229 

and  the  South  may  leave  not  even  a  shadow  in  its  course,  they  pre- 
sent to  this  Convention  a  favorite  son  of  that  great  State  of  the  South 
whose  ancient  glories  made  her  first  and  whose  later  suffering  en- 
deared her  beyond  all  others  in  the  affections  of  the  South;  a  man 
of  spotless  integrity;  of  great  breadth  of  view  and  of  wide  political 
and  historical  knowledge;  a  lawyer  known  from  one  end  of  the  coun- 
try to  the  other  for  his  profound  knowledge  of  the  science  of  the 
law;  a  patriot  whose  willingness  to  sacrifice  led  him  to  accept  posi- 
tion in  the  leadership  of  the  Red  Cross  in  the  Balkans;  an  American 
who,  while  yielding  to  no  one  in  his  love  of  Virginia  and  her  tradi- 
tions, is  yet  in  his  breadth  of  view  an  American — Henry  W.  Ander- 
son of  Virginia.  (Applause.) 

THE  COLORADO  DELEGATE. — I  now  renew  my  motion  that  nominations 
be  closed. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 


BALLOT  FOR  VICE-PRESIDENT 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  WILLIS,  of  Ohio). — Ladies  and  Gentle- 
men of  the  Convention :  The  Secretary  will  now  call  the  roll  in  order 
that  the  several  States  and  other  delegations  may  announce  their  choice 
for  a  candidate  for  vice-president. 

A  DELEGATE. — Mr.  Chairman,  who  are  the  persons  placed  in  nomina- 
tion for  the  office  of  vice-president? 

A  READING  CLERK  (MR.  HORACE  H.  BANCROFT). — Before  calling  the 
roll  the  names  of  the  gentlemen  nominated  for  Vice-President  will  be 
read.  They  are  as  follows : 

Irvine  L.  Lenroot,  of  Wisconsin.     (Applause.) 
Henry  J.  Allen,  of  Kansas.     (Applause.) 

Calvin  Coolidge,  of  Massachusetts.  (Prolonged  applause  and 
cheers.) 

Henry  W    Anderson,  of  Virginia.     (Applause.) 

The  Secretary  then  proceeded  to  call  the  roll  of  the  States  on  the 
ballot  for  Vice-President.  When  California  was  called  the  following 
occurred: 

A  DELEGATE  FROM  CALIFORNIA. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  request  that  the  Cali- 
fornia delegation  be  polled. 


230  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

THE  PRESIDING  OFFICER  (MR.  FRANK  B.  WILLIS,  of  Ohio). — The  Sec- 
retary will  call  the  roll  of  the  California  delegation. 

The  Secretary  then  called  the  roll  of  the  California  delegation,  and 
announced  the  result  as  follows:  Coolidge,  19;  Allen,  2;  Anderson,  1; 
absent,  4.  The  vote  was  as  follows : 


CALIFORNIA 

AT    LARGE 

Coolidge        Allen        Anderson      Absent 

Frank  P.    Flint , 1 

George    I.    Cochran 1               .     ..                   ..                    .. 

Ralph    W.    Bull 1 

Charles    E.    Clinch 1 

Mrs.   C.  K.   McClatchy   (also  called  R.   R. 

Byrne,  her  alternate,  but  he  was  absent)  . .                  . .                   . .                    1 

Michael   H.    de  Young 1 

P.  H.  McCarthy  (also  called  name  of  Ed. 

Kay,    alternate,    who   was   absent) . .                   . .                   . .                    1 

Mrs.   J.    B.    Hume 1 

W.   A.    Sutherland 1 

William   H.    Crocker 1 

John   B.    Miller 1 

Mrs.   Catherine  Philips   Edson   (also  called 

name   of    Theodore    F.    Roche,    alternate, 

who   was   absent) . .                   . .                   . .                    1 

C.    D.    Ball 1 

Herbert    Fleischhacker    1 

John  Francis  Neylan  (P.  E.  Bowles,  alter-  . 

nate)     . .                   . .                    1 

Albert    E.    Boynton 1 

Mrs.    Bradford    Woodbridge 1 

Charles    L.    Neumiller 1 

John    H.    Rosseter 1 

James   Rolph,   Jr 1                   . .                  . . 

Joseph    R.    Knowland 1 

Mrs.   M.    C.   Zumwalt 1 

T.    S.    Montgomery 1 

Joseph    Scott     ..                    1 

Meyer    Lissner 1                   . .                    . . 

Fred    A.    Heilbron 1 

Total 19  2  1  4 

The  Secretary  resumed  and  concluded  the  calling  of  the  roll  of 
States,  etc.,  and  announced  the  result:  Absent  or  not  voting,  9;  Pritch- 
ard,  11;  Johnson,  22^;  Gronna,  24;  Anderson,  28;  Allen,  68j4;  Len- 
root,  146^;  Coolidge,  674^;  total,  984;  the  vote  by  States,  etc.,  being 
as  follows: 


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TABULATION   OF   BALLOT 


States 


Alabama     14  12  2 

Arizona    6  ..             ..            ..            ..            ..  ..  6 

Arkansas    13  ..            ..           ..           ..           ..  ..  13 

California    26  1            2  ..  19 

Colorado    12  12 

Connecticut     14  ..            ..           ..           ..           ..  ..  13 

Delaware   6  . .           ..           ..           ..           ..             5  1 

Florida    8  . .            . .           . .           . .           . .  . .  8 

Georgia    17  8  9 

Idaho    8  8 

Illinois    58  ..           16           ..           ..             1             4  36 

Indiana   30  3  11  16 

Iowa    26  1            4]/2         3  17J 

Kansas   20  ..            ..           ..           ..           20 

Kentucky    26  . .            . .           . .             1           . .  24  1 

Louisiana     12  ..            ..            ..            ..            ..  ..  12 

Maine     12  12 

Maryland     16  16 

Massachusetts    35  ..            ..           ..           ..           ..  ..  35 

Michigan    30  ..:           30 

Minnesota   24  ..            ..           ..           ..           ..  ..  24 

Mississippi    12  ..            ..           ..           ..     .      ..  ..  12 

Missouri     36  ..             6^ 21  %  8 

Montana    8  ..           ..           ..           ..           ..             7  1 

Nebraska    16  16 

Nevada    6  ..           ..           ..           ..           ..  ..  6 

New   Hampshire    8  . .            . .           . .           . .           . .  . .  8 

New  Jersey 28  . .            . .           . .             1           . .             2  25 

New    Mexico    6  ..            ..           ..           ..           ..             5  1 

New   York    88  8  21  59 

North    Carolina     22  . .            . .           . .           . .             7  4  9 

North    Dakota    10  ..            ..            ..            ..            ..  ..  10 

Ohio    48  10           ..           ..             9          10            9  10 

Oklahoma     20  ..            ..           ..            ..           ..  ..  20 

Oregon     10  ..            ..           ..           ..           ..  ..  10 

Pennsylvania     76  . .            . .           . .           . .           . .  . .  76 

Rhode  Island   10  . .            . .           . .           . .           . .  . .  10 

South   Carolina    11  ..            ..           ..           ..           ..  ..  11 

South    Dakota     10  ..            ..           ..           ..           ..  ..  10 

Tennessee    20  ..            ..           ..           ..           ..  ..  20 

Texas    23  1  ..  22 

Utah     8  1  7 

Vermont    8  ..             ..            ..            ..            ..  ..  8 

Virginia    15  ..            ..           ..           15 

Washington    14  ..            ..            ..            ..            ..  7  7 

West    Virginia     16  16 


232  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

TABULATION  OF   BALLOT—  Continued 


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28           68  V2    14654 

674V 

Absent  or  not  voting:  California,  4;  Connecticut,  1;  Illinois,  1; 
North  Carolina,  1;  Hawaii,  2;  total,  9. 

The  announcement  of  the  result  of  the  ballot  was  greeted  with 
tumultous  applause  and  cheers,  the  Convention  being  in  general  dis- 
order, as  many  delegates  were  apparently  preparing  to  leave  the  hall. 

At  this  point  the  Permanent  Chairman  resumed  the  chair. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Gentlemen  of  the  Convention,  there  is 
important  business  to  be  transacted,  and  the  Secretary  is  requested 
to  ask  the  delegates  to  be  seated  so  that  this  most  important  business 
may  be  transacted  expeditiously. 

THE  PFRMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — You  have  heard  the  announcement  of 
the  result  of  the  ballot.  Calvin  Coolidge  has  been  nominated  for 
Vice-President  of  the  United  States.  (Applause.) 

NOMINATION  MADE  UNANIMOUS. 

MR.  JOHN  G.  OGLESBY,  of  Illinois. — Mr.  Chairman,  Illinois  moves  that 
the  nomination  of  Calvin  Coolidge  be  made  unanimous 

A  DELEGATE  FROM  NEW  YORK. — On  behalf  of  New  York,  we  second 
the  motion. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  question  is,  Shall  the  nomination 
of  Governor  Coolidge  be  made  unanimous?  THose  in  favor  will  sig- 
nify it  by  saying  aye.  (A  loud  and  enthusiastic  chorus  of  ayes,  fol- 
lowed by  applause.)  Those  opposed  will  say  no.  (No  response.)  It 
is  an  unanimous  vote. 

CHANGE  IN  APPORTIONMENT  OF  DELEGATES. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Mr.  Howland,  of 
Ohio,  who  desires  to  offer  a  resolution. 

MR.  PAUL  HOWLAND,  of  Ohio. —  I  offer  the  following  resolution  and 
move  its  adoption: 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          233 

RESOLVED,  That  in  order  to  effect  proper  and  necessary 
changes  in  the  present  apportionment  of  delegates  in  proportion  to 
the  Republican  vote  actually  cast  at  general  elections  throughout  the 
various  States  of  the  Union,  and  in  order  to  inspire  a  greater  effort 
to  erect  and  maintain  substantial  party  organizations  in  all  the  States, 
the  National  Committee,  notwithstanding  any  rule  heretofore  adopted, 
is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  within  twelve  months  from  the  date 
of  the  adjournment  of  this  Convention  to  adopt  a  just  and  equitable 
basis  of  representation  in  future  National  Conventions,  which  basis 
shall  be  set  forth  in  the  call  for  the  next  Convention  and  be  binding 
upon  the  same  and  all  other  future  conventions  until  otherwise  or- 
dered. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  question  is  on  the  resolution. 
A  DELEGATE  FROM  OREGON. — I  second  the  resolution. 

MR.  H.  F.  MACGREGOR,  of  Texas. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  raise  the  point 
of  order  that  that  is  already  established  by  the  rules  heretofore 
adopted. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — We  are  on  unfinished  business  now. 
MR.   MACGREGOR. — That  was   finished,  under  that  rule,  on  the  basis 
already  adopted. 

THE  PERMANNT  CHAIRMAN. — This  is  part  of  the  unfinished  business. 

MR.  MACGREGOR. — Does  the  Chair  understand  me?  The  rule  to  ap- 
point a  committee  and  establish  a  basis  of  representation  has  already 
been  adopted 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — It  is  open  to  the  Convention  to  make 
any  order  they  please.  We  are  on  the  unfinished  business  now.  The 
•question  is  on  the  resolution. 

MR.  MACGREGOR. — I  move  that  it  be  tabled. 

MR.  WALTER  L.  COHEN,  of  Louisiana. — Mr.  Chairman,  if  I  under- 
stand it  correctly,  that  resolution  has  for  its  object  the  cutting  down 
of  our  representation  in  the  South  in  National  Conventions.  If  that  is 
its  purpose,  I  think  this  Convention  will  very  readily  see  the  injustice 
of  it.  I  therefore  second  the  motion  to  lay  the  resolution  on  the 
table. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  motion  is  to  lay  the  resolution 
upon  the  table.  The  motion  is  not  debatable. 

The  question  was  called  for  by  several  delegates. 

MR.  MEDILL  McCoRMicK,  of  Illinois. — Mr.  Chairman,  a  parliamentary 
inquiry:  A  vote  to  table  the  resolution  would  defeat  the  rule? 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — It  would. 


234  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

MR.  McCoRMiCK. — And  a  vote  "No"  would  leave  the  rule  before  the 
House? 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — It  would.  Those  in  favor  of  laying 
the  motion  on  the  table  will  say  aye.  (A  number  of  ayes.)  Con- 
trary minded,  no  (A  loud  chorus  of  noes.)  The  noes  have  it. 

The  resolution  was  then  agreed  to. 

CHAIRMEN  OF  NOTIFICATION  COMMITTEES. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Mr.  A.  T.  Hert, 
of  Kentucky. 

MR.  A.  T.  HERT,  of  Kentucky. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  offer  the  following 
resolution,  and  move  its  adoption. 

RESOLVED,  That  Honorable  Henry  Cabot  Lodge  be  appointed 
chairman  of  the  committee  to  notify  Senator  Warren  G.  Harding  of 
his  nomination  for  President,  and  that  Honorable  William  Allen 
White  be  appointed  chairman  of  the  committee  to  notify  Governor 
Calvin  Coolidge  of  his  nomination  for  Vice-President;  that  the  two 
said  committees  consist  of  one  member  from  each  State  and  Terri- 
tory, and  that  the  chairman  of  each  delegation  submit  in  writing  to 
the  Secretary  the  names  of  the  persons  thus  selected  for  the  two 
committees. 

The  resolution  was  agreed  to. 

TO  FILL  ANY  VACANCIES. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Mr.  Albert  E. 
Boynton,  of  California. 

MR.  ALBERT  E.  BOYNTON,  of  California. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  offer  the 
following  resolution  on  vacancies  and  move  its  adoption: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Republican  National  Committee  be  and  it 
is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  fill  all  vacancies  which  may 
occur  by  reason  of  death,  declination  or  otherwise  in  the  ticket  nom- 
inated by  this  Convention,  or  that  it  may  in  its  judgment  call  a  Na- 
tional Convention  for  said  purpose. 

The  resolution  was  agreed  to. 

PUBLICATION  OF  CONVENTION  PROCEEDINGS. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Mr.  Hynicka,  of 
Ohio 

MR.  RUDOLPH  K.  HYNICKA,  of  Ohio. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  offer  the  fol- 
lowing resolution  and  move  its  adoption: 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION         235 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Secretary  of  this  Convention  is  hereby 
directed  to  prepare  and  publish  for  the  Convention  a  full  and  com- 
plete report  of  its  official  proceedings,  under  the  direction  of  the 
National  Committee. 

The  resolution  was  agreed  to. 

VOTE  OF  THANKS  TO  CONVENTION  OFFICERS. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Mr.  Keller,  of 
South  Dakota. 

MR.  CHAMBERS  KELLER,  of  South  Dakota. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  offer  a 
resolution,  which  I  ask  to  have  read,  and  move  its  adoption. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Convention  are  tendered 
to  the  Chairman,  the  Secretary,  the  Sergeant-at-arms,  and  the  other 
officers  and  delegates  for  their  faithful  and  effective  service  in  the 
conduct  of  the  Convention. 

The  Chairman  handed  the  gavel  to  Charles  B.  Warren,  of  Michi- 
gan, who  put  the  question  and  declared  the  resolution  unanimously 
adopted. 

VOTE  OF  THANKS  TO  ENTERTAINMENT  COMMITTEE. 

THE  PERMANNT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Mr.  Hilles,  of 
New  York. 

MR.  CHARLES  D.  HILLES,  of  New  York. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  offer  the 
following  resolution  and  move  its  adoption: 

RESOLVED,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Convention  are  hereby  tendered 
to  Mr.  Fred  W  Upham,  Chairman  of  the  Chicago  Committee  on  Ar- 
rangements, and  the  other  members  of  his  committee,  the  members 
of  the  subcommittee  on  arrangements  of  the  National  Committee, 
and  to  the  Mayor  and  citizens  of  Chicago  for  the  provisions  made  by 
them  which  resulted  in  the  excellent  accommodations  offered  for 
the  delegates,  alternates,  and  guests  of  the  Convention. 

The  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted. 

COMPLETING  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE. 

THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION. — Mr.  Chairman,  there  are  three 
vacancies  still  remaining  in  the  announcements  made  for  member- 
ship on  the  National  Committee,  namely,  California,  Kansas  and  Ver- 
mont. 


236  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF   THE 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — Will  the  delegations  named  furnish  the 
Secretary  of  the  Convention  with  the  information  desired? 

MR.  ALBERT  E.  BOYNTON,  of  California. — As  to  California,  we  will 
select  our  member  of  the  National  Committee  this  evening  and  make 
report. 

THE  PERMANENT  SECRETARY  OF  THE  CONVENTION. — I  am  informed  that 
Kansas  is  caucusing  at  this  time  and  will  report  their  National  Com- 
mitteeman  this  evening.  They  have  asked  me  to  make  this  announce- 
ment. 

A  VOICE. — Vermont  will  report  her  member  of  the  National  Com- 
mittee, if  it  has  not  already  been  done,  immediately. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  question  is  on  ratifying  the  selec- 
tions. Those  in  favor  will  signify  it  by  saying  aye.  (A  loud  chorus 
of  ayes^)  Those  opposed  will  say  no.  (No  response.)  The  several 
selections  by  State  delegations  of  persons  to  represent  their  States  on 
the  Republican  National  Committee  are  ratified  and  confirmed. 

COMPILATION  OF  REPUBLICAN  ACHIEVEMENTS. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  Senator  Smoot, 
of  Utah. 

MR.  REED  SMOOT,  of  Utah. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  offer  the  following 
resolution,  and  move  its  adoption: 

Resolved,  That  the  National  Committee  is  hereby  authorized  and 
directed,  through  such  agencies  as  it  may  deem  proper,  to  collect,  di- 
gest and  report  to  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  of  the  next  ensuing 
Convention,  such  data  regarding  Republican  achievements  and  sug- 
gestions with  respect  to  policies  and  platform  as  may  enable  the  Com- 
mittee on  Resolutions  to  perform  its  duties  more  speedily  and  effi- 
ciently. 

The  resolution  was  unanimously  agreed  to. 

COMMITTEES  TO  NOTIFY  NOMINEES. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  requests  the  chairman  of 
each  State  delegation  to  submit  in  writing  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Convention  the  name  of  its  member  of  the  committee  to  notify  Hon. 
Warren  G.  Harding  of  his  nomination  for  President,  and  also  the 
name  of  its  member  of  the  committee  to  notify  Hon.  Calvin  Coolidge 
of  his  nomination  for  Vice-President. 

The  lists  when  completed  were  as  follows: 


SEVENTEENTH    REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          237 

COMMITTEE  TO  NOTIFY  THE  CANDIDATE  FOR 

PRESIDENT. 
Henry  Cabot  Lodge,  Chairman. 

Alabama    P.  D.   Barker 

Arizona    Edmund  W.  Wells 

Arkansas    C.  T.   Bloodworth 

California     J.   H.   Rosseter 

Colorado    James  C.   Burger 

Connecticut Charles    Hopkins    Clark 

Delaware   James  A.  Hirons 

Florida    George  W.   Bean 

Georgia    Jos.    H.   Watson 

Idaho    W.  P.  Guthrie 

Illinois    John  Lambert 

Indiana     W.  H.  McCurdy 

Iowa C.  F.  Curtis 

Kansas    W.  W.  Watson 

Kentucky   C.  A.  Legner 

Louisiana    Emile    Kuntze 

Maine    Percival  P.   Baxter 

Maryland    Wm.   F.    Browning 

Massachusetts    George  A.    Bacon 

Michigan Claude  T.   Hamilton 

Minnesota    v  Herbert  P.  Keller 

Mississippi    Wesley  C.   Crayton 

Missouri     Edward  S.   Brown 

Montana    Miss    A.    M.    Anderson 

Nebraska Gould  Dietz 

Nevada     Miss  Delia  Boyd 

New   Hampshire    Alford  Stanley 

New  Jersey    Daniel   E.    Pomeroy 

New    Mexico    E.  M.   Otero 

New   York    George    W.    Aldridge 

North    Carolina     E.   C.   Duncan 

North    Dakota     E-  P.  Bishop 

Ohio   W.  H.  Mullens 

Oklahoma    Alva  McDonald 

Oregon    Hamilton   Johnstone 

Pennsylvania    W.   W.  Atterbury 

Rhode    Island    Joseph   J.    Bodell 

South   Carolina    W.   S.    Dixon 

South   Dakota    C.   E.   Coyne 

Tennessee    Daniel  Cooper  Swab 

Texas    R.   B.   Creager 

Utah    Mrs.    Jeanette    Hyde. 

Vermont    Alexander    Dunnett 

Virginia    J.  W.   Flanagan 

Washington     Charles   Hebbard 

West  Virginia  Joseph  M.  Sanders 

Wisconsin    Eugene  Wengert  > 

Wyoming     W.  R.  Weeks 

Alaska    Geo.   C.   Hazelet 

Dist.   of   Columbia Charles  C.   Glover 

Hawaii    Harry    A.    Baldwin 

Philippine   Islands    A.    C.    Crossfield 

Porto    Rico    .  ,..R.  H.  Todd 


238  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

COMMITTEE    TO    NOTIFY    THE    CANDIDATE    FOR    VICE- 
PRESIDENT. 
Hon.   William   Allen   White,   Chairman. 

Alabama Dallas  B.  Smith 

Arizona     F.  M.  Pool 

Arkansas    J.  H.  Butler 

California T.   S.  Montgomery 

Colorado    E.  A.  Carlton 

Connecticut     William  H.  Hall 

Delaware  T.  Coleman  du  Pont 

Florida W.  H.  Bryan 

Georgia    S.  S.  Mincey 

Idaho    Harold  Jenness 

Illinois   Lowrie  C.    Blanding 

Indiana    E.    F.   Kitselman 

Iowa H.  B.  Allfree 

Kansas   J.  H.  Stewart 

Kentucky R.  C.  Stoll 

Louisiana    J.  H.  Lo wery 

Maine   Burton  W.  Howe 

Maryland   Reno  S.  Harp 

Massachusetts    Lewis  Parkhurst 

Michigan E.  C.  Bowers 

Minnesota   C.  H.  Warner 

Mississippi    B.  T.  Williamson 

Missouri    G.  R.  A.   Crossland 

Montana    ; A.  J.  Doer 

Nebraska  H  F.   Kennedy 

Nevada    J.  I.  Wilson 

New   Hampshire   C.   Gale   Shedd 

New   Jersey    Colvin   Reed   Wise 

New    Mexico    Jesus  Romero 

New    York    Geo.  P.  Urban 

North    Carolina C.  J.  Harris 

North    Dakota     E.  C.  Lucas 

Ohio W.  L.  Day 

Oklahoma    .• ...E.  J.  Murphy 

Oregon     E.  J.  Adams 

Pennsylvania    Geo.    W.   Ulaxey 

Rhode  Island  Chas.   H.   Newell 

South   Carolina    I.  J.  McCottrie 

South  Dakota    John   Sutherland 

Tennessee    E.   B.  Turnam 

Texas   J.  G.  Me  Nary 

Utah     C.  P.  Cardon 

Vermont    Geo.    O.    Gridley 

Virginia     A.  P.  Strother 

Washington    ,R.  W.  Condon 

West  Virginia   E.  W.  Martin 

Wisconsin    Joseph  Barber 

Wyoming    J.  M.   Wilson 

Dist.    of    Columbia T.  T.  Reed 

Alaska    Cuno   H.   Rudolph 

Hawaii D.   R.    Williams 

Philippine    Islands    Alfonso   Valdes 

Porto    Rico    -E.  Faxon  Bishop 


SEVENTEENTH   REPUBLICAN    NATIONAL   CONVENTION          239 

LIST  OF  CHAIRMEN  OF  STATE  DELEGATIONS^ 

Alabama Chas.  B.  Kennamer 

Arizona     A.   M.   Sames 

Arkansas    H.    L.    Remmell 

California Frank  P.   Flint 

Colorado    Oliver   H.    Shoup 

Connecticut     J.   Henry  Roraback 

Delaware   L.    Heisler   Ball 

Florida     Daniel  T.  Gerow 

Georgia    Henry   Lincoln  Johnson 

Idaho    Stanley  A.  Easton 

Illinois   L.  L.   Emerson 

Indiana    Harry   S.    New 

Iowa    H.  O.  Weavel 

Kansas    Gov.  W.   J.   Bailey 

Kentucky A.  T.  Hert 

Louisiana    Walter    H.    Cohen 

Maine   Edward   W.   Wheeler 

Maryland   Blanchard   Randall 

Massachusetts    Frederick   H.    Gillett 

Michigan    Burt   D.    Cady 

Minnesota C.  H.  March 

Mississippi    M.  H.  Daily 

Missouri     John'  Smoll 

Montana    J.  C.  Alexander 

Nebraska ,. L.  B.  Richards 

Nevada     F.    H.    Norcross 

New  Hampshire   Frank   R.    Knox 

New   Jersey    Joseph    S.    Frelinghuysen  4 

New   Mexico    P.   J.   Leahy 

New    York    James    W.    Wadsworth,    Jr. 

North    Carolina     F.  A.   Linney 

North    Dakota    Edward   P.    Keller 

Ohio   Myron  T.  Herrick 

Oklahoma    J.  E.  Dyche 

Oregon     John   L.    Rand 

Pennsylvania    Boies    Penrose 

Rhode   Island   R.    Livingston    Beeckman 

South   Carolina    Joseph   W.    Tolbert 

South   Dakota    C.    A.    Kelly 

Tennessee    , George   M.   Carter 

Texas Phil   E.   Baer 

Utah     Reed    Smart 

Vermont    , .Alexander    Dunnett 

Virginia     Joseph   L.   Crupper 

Washington    Thaddeus    Lane 

West  Virginia   John  S.  Darst 

Wisconsin    John  J.  Blaine 

Wyoming    George    E.    Brimmer 

Dist.    of    Columbia. . . , Frank  J.  Hogan 

Alaska    George    C.    Hazelet 

Hawaii Jonah    Kuhio    Kalanianaole 

Philippine   Islands    A.    L.    Crassfield 

Porto    Rico    .  ...R.   H.  Todd 


240  OFFICIAL    PROCEEDINGS    OF    THE 

MEETING  OF  NEW  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE. 

THE  CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  NATIONAL  COMMITTEE  (MR.  WILL  H.  HAYS). — 
A  meeting  of  the  new  National  Committee  will  be  held  at  ten  o'clock 
tonight  in  the  rooms  of  the  National  Committee  in  the  Coliseum. 


ADJOURNMENT  WITHOUT  DAY. 

THE  PERMANENT  CHAIRMAN. — The  chair  recognizes  the  Chairman  of 
the  Republican  National  Committee,  Mr.  Hays,  for  a  motion. 

MR.  WILL  H.  HAYS. — Mr.  Chairman,  I  move  that  this  Convention  do 
now  adjourn  without  day. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  agreed  to,  and  (at  7  o'clock  and  30 
minutes  p.  m.)  Saturday,  June  12,  1920,  the  Convention  adjourned 
without  day. 


WARREN  GAMALIEL  HARDING 


Warren  G.  Harding,  United  States  Senator  from  Ohio,  was  born 
on  his  grandfather's  farm,  where  his  father  then  resided,  just  outside 
the  village  of  Blooming  Grove,  Morrow  County,  Ohio,  November  2d, 
1865.  He  was  the  eldest  of  eight  children,  some  of  whom  had  achieved 
more  than  ordinary  distinction;  one  in  medicine,  one  as  a  public  school 
instructor,  and  one  as  a  missionary  in  a  foreign  field. 

He  is  the  son  of  George  T.  Harding,  then  the  young  vilage  doc- 
tor, who  found  no  night  too  dark  and  dreary  and  no  journey  too  long 
to  travel  the  almost  impassable  roads  of  that  day  to  go  to  the  relief 
of  a  suffering  patient,  however  poor  and  unable  to  pay  for  the  serv- 
ices rendered. 

The  Hardings  are  of  good  old  Colonial  stock,  coming  originally 
from  Scotland,  settling  first  in  Connecticut,  removing  later  to  the 
Wyoming  Valley,  Pennsylvania,  where  some  of  them  were  massacred 
and  others  fought  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  The  mother  of  Warren, 
Phoebe  Dickerson,  was  descended  from  an  old-time  Holland  Dutch 
family,  the  Van  Kirks;  so  that  in  Warren  G.  Harding  is  found  the 
blending  of  the  blood  of  the  hardy  Holland  Dutch  and  the  fearless, 
alert  and  liberty-loving  Scotch.  The  country  roundabout  was  mostly 
woodland  when  Warren  was  born.  His  grandfather  owned  a  small 
tract  of  land  and  was  neither  better  nor  worse  off  than  his  neighbors. 
They  were  all  engaged  in  cutting  away  the  timber  and  transform- 
ing a  primitive  forest  into  cultivated  farms.  In  those  early  days  every 
child  must  contribute  his  share  of  toil  in  overcoming  the  obstacles  of 
nature  in  this  transforming  process.  As  Warren  grew  up,  he  learned 
to  fell  the  trees,  chop  wood,  split  rails,  plant  and  hoe  corn,  and  do  all 
things  incident  to  farm  life  when  crops  were  raised  between  roots 
and  stumps,  and  the  labors  of  the  farm  were  performed  by  hand.  He 
early  acquired  the  habit  of  industry. 

He  was  just  a  natural,  healthy,  robust  boy,  of  humble  but  honest 
and  pious  parentage,  endowed  with  the  supremest  gifts  of  nature — 
good,  hard,  common  sense,  a  rugged  constitution,  a  sunny  disposi- 
tion, and  a  heart  full  of  the  milk  of  human  kindness. 

He  attended  the  village  school  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  when 
he  entered  the  Ohio  Central  College  of  Iberia,  from  which  he  was 
graduated,  standing  high  in  scholarship;  and  it  was  there,  as  editor 
of  the  college  paper,  that  he  first  displayed  a  talent  for  journalism. 

(241) 


242  BIOGRAPHY  OF 

Like  most  aspiring  young  men  of  that  age,  he  was  obliged  to  stop 
for  a  time  now  and  then,  and  earn  the  money  with  which  to  pursue 
his  college  course.  At  one  time  we  find  him  cutting  corn.  At  an- 
other, painting  his  neighbors'  barns.  At  still  another,  driving  a  team 
and  helping  to  grade  the  roadbed  of  the  T.  &  O.  C.  Railroad,  which 
was  then  building  through  that  community.  At  the  age  of  seventeen 
we  find  him  teaching  a  district  school,  and  "tooting  a  horn"  in  the 
"brass  band"  of  the  village. 

At  odd  times  he  worked  in  the  little  printing  office  in  the  vil- 
lage. He  seemed  to  love  the  odor  of  printer's  ink  and  to  have  a  pas- 
sion for  everything  pertaining  to  a  newspaper  office,  even  down  to 
the  minutest  detail  of  the  mechanical  equipment.  He  became  an 
expert  typesetter  by  hand,  and  when  the  linotype  was  first  introduced 
he  learned  to  operate  the  machine.  He  is  a  practical  pressman,  job 
printer,  and  as  a  make-up  man  has  few  equals.  The  "luck  piece"  he 
carries  as  a  Senator  of  the  United  States  is  the  old  printer's  rule  he 
used  when  he  was  yet  "sticking  type." 

When  he  was  nineteen,  having  completed  his  college  course,  his 
father,  Dr.  Harding,  seeking  a  wider  field,  removed  to  Marion,  Ohio, 
the  county  seat  of  an  adjoining  county,  where  he  still  resides,  and 
despite  his  seventy-six  years,  is  in  active  practice  of  his  profession. 

"The  Star"  was  a  struggling  daily  paper,  diminutive  in  size,  in 
a  struggling  county-seat  town  of  four  thousand  inhabitants.  Young 
Harding  yearned  to  possess  it.  Though  it  had  had  such  a  precarious 
existence  that  it  was  difficult  to  tell  whether  it  was  an  asset  or  a 
liability,  his  father,  having  faith  in  the  boy  and  wishing  to  gratify  this 
supreme  desire  of  his  young  ambition,  lent  his  credit  in  assisting  him 
in  taking  it  over — the  consideration  being  little  more  than  the  assump- 
tion of  its  indebtedness.  The  county  was  then  Democratic,  and  this 
paper  not  even  the  official  organ  of  the  minority  party. 

With  the  enthusiasm  of  youth,  and  the  inspiration  of  one  who 
has  his  foot  upon  the  first  rung  of  the  ladder  of  his  ambition,  the 
young  man  bent  his  energies  to  the  task  of  making  "The  Star"  a 
beacon  light  which  should  shine  out  of  the  darkness,  and  to  lift  it 
out  of  the  depths  of  all  but  bankruptcy  and  give  it  a  financial  stand- 
ing above  reproach. 

He  lived  with  it  by  day,  and  oft-times  far  into  the  night.  He 
dreamed  of  it.  At  times  he  performed  every  function  from  "devil" 
to  managing  editor.  Thorny  was  the  road  and  sometimes  the  coffers 
were  so  depleted  that  it  was  necessary  to  request  advertiser  to  make 
advance  payment  of  bills  in  order  to  keep  the  enterprise  afloat.  But 
the  story  of  how  it  grew  and  expanded,  ultimately  outgrowing  and 
taking  over  its  competitor,  is  too  long  to  be  written  here.  It  is  the 
same  old  story  of  love,  devotion,  energy,  resourcefulness  and  deter- 


WARREN   GAMALIEL   HARDING  243 

mination  winning  against  all  odds  and  coming  out  triumphant  in 
the  end. 

"The  Star"  today  is  a  prosperous,  money-making  plant.  It  could 
not  be  purchased  at  any  price.  It  has  the  widest  circulation  of  any 
newspaper  in  a  city  of  thirty  thousand  inhabitants  in  the  Middle  West. 
It  is  quoted  more  often  than  any  other  paper  outside  the  great  cities. 
It  has  not  only  grown  with  the  development  of  the  city,  but  has  kept 
in  advance.  It  has  been  always  a  "booster"  and  never  a  "knocker"; 
but  in  all  of  his  political  career  not  a  line  has  ever  appered  in  "The 
Star"  boosting  his  own  candidacy.  Always  conservative,  always  fear- 
less, it  has  fought  for  high  ideals  and  won  its  way  to  a  place  of  pres- 
tige and  power;  and  the  guiding  spirit  is,  and  was,  Warren  G.  Harding. 
There  has  never  been  a  strike  or  threatened  strike  in  "The  Star"  office. 
His  employees  found  him  always  liberal  and  ever  generous,  and  they 
love  him  as  a  brother.  After  he  had  established  his  paper  on  a  firm 
foundation,  he  organized  a  stock  company,  distributing  shares  to  per- 
manent employees,  and  he  and  they  still  own  it. 

Mr.  Harding  is  closely  identified  with  many  large  business  enter- 
prises. Since  he  took  over  "The  Star"  Marion  has  grown  from  a 
country  town  of  four  thousand  inhabitants  to  a  flourishing  manu- 
facturing city  of  thirty  thousand,  and  he  has  been  a  prime  factor 
in  this  industrial  development.  He  has  been  a  "booster"  for  every 
new  industry  which  has  located  there,  taking  shares  of  stock  in  each 
to  the  limit  of  his  ability.  Because  of  his  recognized  business  saga- 
city he  has  been  made,  at  one  time  or  another,  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  most  of  these  enterprises,  lending  his  counsel 
and  advice,  and  in  turn  gathering  much  valuable  information  con- 
cerning the  difficulties  which  beset  the  various  lines  of  industry.  He 
is  at  present  a  director  of  a  bank,  director  of  several  large  manufac- 
turing plants,  and  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  Trinity  Baptist  Church,  of 
which  he  is  a  member,  and  upon  whose  services  he  is  a  regular  atten- 
dant when  in  the  city. 

During  the  last  score  of  years,  Senator  Harding  has  been  three 
times  abroad,  visiting  most  of  the  European  countries,  not  on  plea- 
sure bent,  but  to  study  at  close  range  their  systems  of  government 
and  the  economic  problems  with  which  we  have  to  deal — such  as  the 
tariff,  the  standard  of  wage  paid  to  labor  in  the  different  countries,  and 
the  varied  conditions  surrounding  their  mode  of  life;  but  always  he 
has  returned  with  a  deeper  love  for  his  own  land  and  a  firmer  con- 
viction that  its  form  of  government  is  the  best  which  was  ever  de- 
vised by  the  brain  of  man. 

After  his  election  to  the  United  States  Senate,  and  before  taking 
his  seat,  he  visited  the  Hawaiian  Islands  to  get  some  first-hand  infor- 
mation upon  the  production  and  distribution  of  sugar.  He  has  spoken 


244  BIOGRAPHY   OF 

many  times  in  almost  every  State  of  the  Union,  addressing  now  a 
wool  growers'  association,  now  a  farmers'  institute,  now  a  convention 
of  steel  and  iron  masters,  and  now  an  association  of  miners,  or  of 
railroad  employees,  or  a  combination  of  laborers  from  some  other 
branch  of  industry,  thus  familiarizing  himself  with  the  needs  of  every 
section,  and  with  the  thoughts  and  hopes  and  inspirations  of  all  classes 
and  conditions  of  men.  Having  himself  climbed  the  ladder  from  the 
lowest  rung,  he  has  given  an  attentive  ear  and  careful  thought  to  the 
claims  and  problems  of  men  in  every  station  of  life. 

Mr.  Harding  has  twice  represented  the  Thirteenth  Senatorial  Dis- 
trict of  Ohio  in  the  State  Legislature,  served  one  term  as  lieutenant 
governor,  refusing  to  stand  for  re-election;  and  he  is  now  nearing  the 
close  of  his  first  term  as  United  States  Senator  from  Ohio. 

When  he  came  into  this  wider  sphere  of  action  his  experience 
in  the  State  Legislature  served  a  good  purpose,  and  he  speedily  arose 
to  a  commanding  place.  His  fund  of  knowledge,  and  his  wide  experi- 
ence with  men  and  affairs  gave  him  a  comprehensive  grasp  of  the 
problems  with  which  the  public  service  has  to  deal;  and  on  his  first 
entrance  into  the  arena  it  became  apparent  to  his  fellow  Senators 
that  he  was  no  novice,  but  one  well  qualified  to  render  valuable  ser- 
vice; and  his  utterances  on  the  floor  of  the  Senate  have  invariably 
commanded  respectful  attention. 

Senator  Harding  has  ever  the  courage  of  his  convictions,  even 
though  his  stand  should  engender  serious  opposition.  He  early  advo- 
cated preparedness  while  others  were  clamoring  for  peace  at  any 
price.  He  sponsored  the  bill  for  preparedness  which  had  the  en- 
dorsement of  Colonel  Roosevelt,  and  he  was  so  closely  associated  with 
him  during  its  pendency  that  it  came  to  be  widely  rumored  through 
the  press  that  Colonel  Roosevelt  regarded  him  the  coming  man  of 
1920.  This  close  contact  gave  each  a  high  regard  for  the  sincerity 
and  singleness  of  purpose  of  the  other  in  arousing  an  unsuspecting 
people  to  a  sense  of  impending  danger  in  those  crucial  hours;  and 
this  intimacy  continued  until  the  lamented  death  of  this  most  flaming 
and  strenuous  advocate  of  Americanism. 

The  recent  utterance  of  Senator  Harding  on  the  peace  treaty,  and 
other  questions  which  are  now  pressing  for  solution,  prove  him  to  be 
a  man  of  poise,  not  easily  swayed  by  clamor  or  passionate  appeal,  and 
capable  of  exercising  deliberate  judgment  even  amidst  the  turmoil  of 
bitter,  partisan  strife. 

Two  years  after  the  unfortunate  schism  which  resulted  in  turn- 
ing Ohio  into  the  Democratic  column  in  1912,  Senator  Harding  was 
elected  to  the  United  States  Senate  by  a  majority  of  more  than  one 
hundred  thousand,  running  seventy-three  thousand  ahead  of  the  next 
highest  on  the  ticket.  In  his  case  there  was  a  complete  cementing 
of  the  opposing  factions. 


WARREN    GAMALIEL    HARDING  245 

His  selection  as  Chairman  of  the  National  Convention  soon  after 
he  entered  the  Senate,  and  without  factional  strife,  bore  evidence  of 
his  high  standing  in  the  party  throughout  the  nation. 

The  important  work  which  he  has  done  on  the  Committee  on  For- 
eign Relations,  and  other  committees  of  which  he  is  a  member,  has 
brought  him  in  close  touch  with  the  great  questions,  both  foreign  and 
domestic,  with  which  the  next  administration  will  have  to  deal. 

As  a  public  speaker  he  is  calm,  yet  forceful.  His  voice  is  mellow, 
yet  has  wonderful  carrying  power.  He  has  a  commanding  presence, 
and  an  almost  inexhaustible  vocabulary,  but  his  utterances  are  never 
verbose.  His  appeals  are  always  to  the  head  and  to  the  heart;  never 
to  passion  or  prejudice.  He  is  quick  at  repartee,  ready  in  debate,  but 
never  acrimonious;  even  in  the  fever-heat  of  discussion  he  never  for- 
gets to  be  a  gentleman.  He  has  a  charm  of  expression,  and  a  win- 
ning manner  which  assures  him  an  attentive  hearing,  and  carries 
conviction. 

In  his  masterly  presentation  of  the  name  of  President  Taft  for 
renomination  at  Chicago  to  the  most  turbulent  convention  in  the 
annals  of  Republicanism,  overcoming  massed  opposition  and  irritat- 
ing interruption  with  good  humor  and  the  persuasive  power  of  his 
eloquence,  and  in  his  keynote  address  at  the  last  national  convention, 
he  acquired  a  nation-wide  reputation  as*  an  orator  and  as  a  safe  and 
sane  thinker.  In  presiding  over  the  deliberations  of  the  last-named 
convention  he  proved  himself  a  man  of  poise,  and  an  able  parliamen- 
tarian. 

In  many  respects  Mr.  Harding  resembles  that  other  favorite  son 
of  Ohio — William  McKinley.  Both  were  of  Scottish  descent.  In  pres- 
ence, in  manner  of  speech,  in  ability  to  judge  of  men,  in  careful,  pains- 
taking mastery  of  detail  and  tact  in  bringing  together  opposing  fac- 
tions on  some  common  ground,  there  is  a  remarkable  similarity. 

Mr.  Harding  is  first  of  all  a  patriot.  He  believes  in  America; 
in  its  form  of  government;  is  proud  of  her  past  and  hopeful  for  her 
future;  and  he  believes  that  our  highest  obligation  is  to  our  own,  and 
that  the  problems  which  vitally  concern  us  are  domestic  and  not 
foreign. 

His  father  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War,  and  the  Senator  grew 
up  amidst  the  afterglow  of  that  flaming  patriotism  which  preserved 
the  Union  and  broke  the  chains  of  slavery.  His  youth  was  spent 
around  a  fireside  aflame  with  the  love  of  liberty  and  the  love  of  coun- 
try. 

In  the  year  1891  Mr.  Harding  was  married  to  Florence  Kling, 
daughter  of  Amos  Kling,  now  deceased,  who  was  one  of  the  leading 
business  men  of  the  city  of  Marion.  Mrs.  Harding  inherited  the 
business  acumen  of  her  father,  and  has  been  a  tower  of  strength  to 
her  husband  in  all  of  his  business  relations  and  political  aspirations. 


246  BIOGRAPHY  OF 

In  the  fullest  sense  she  has  been,  and  is,  a  helpmate.  With  all,  she 
is  an  efficient  homemaker.  Their  home  life  is  ideal,  and  their  friends 
in  the  "old  home  town"  are  legion.  They  are  simple  and  unaffected 
in  their  associations  and  tastes,  and  their  hospitality  has  been  dis- 
pensed far  and  wide.  Mrs.  Harding's  ambition  is  for  the  success  of 
her  husband,  but  she  laughingly  remarked,  "a  man  must  be  well-fed 
and  well-groomed  if  he  would  succeed,"  and  she  looks  well  to  these 
matters. 

The  president  of  one  of  the  largest  manufacturing  concerns  in 
Marion  says  of  him: 

"To  the  older  residents  of  Marion  the  life  of  Senator  Harding  is 
an  open  book,  showing  his  development  from  young  manhood  to 
mature  years;  from  a  position  of  obscurity  to  one  of  prominence;  from 
comparative  poverty  to  reasonable  affluence,  and  on  no  page  of  that 
book  is  there  a  line  that  his  best  friend  could  wish  obliterated. 

"In  later  years  it  has  been  my  pleasure  to  serve  with  him  on 
various  Boards  of  Directors.  His  counsel  and  advice  have  always  been 
sought  and  valued,  and  his  judgment  on  matters  of  importance  has 
been  invariably  sound." 

The  president  of  another  large  industrial  concern  says  of  him: 

"Were  he  elected  President,  the  country  would  have  a  good  lis- 
tener, a  man  capable  of  selecting  a  strong  cabinet  of  good  advisers; 
a  sane,  sound  and  sensible  business  man,  safe  as  to  our  financial  sys- 
tem, reasonable  in  tariff  requirements,  but  unyielding  in  the  demand 
for  protection  to  American  ideals  of  right  living.  A  wholesome  man 
of  good  physical  proportions,  a  man  loving  peace,  but  one  who  under 
no  circumstances  would  permit  the  rights  and  dignity  of  the  Ameri- 
can nation  to  be  trampled  upon.  A  just  and  able,  and  an  honest 
man." 

The  manager  of  another  of  Marion's  largest  enterprises  says  of 
him:  "Harding  is  not  rich,  except  in  generosity,  but  his  publishing 
success  has  given  him  a  competence.  The  big  thing  about  him  is  his 
unfailing  common  sense,  and  his  marked  ability  to  listen  to  others 
and  promptly  reach  wise  decisions  out  of  the  conflict  of  opinions. 
Those  who  know  him  most  intimately  think  he  fits  the  needs  of  the 
hour  with  nothing  less  than  prophetic  qualities  to  restore  this  coun- 
try to  rational  and  normal  ways." 

Congressman  Simeon  D.  Fess,  who  has  represented  the  Seventh 
Ohio  District,  which  adjoins  the  district  in  which  Marion  is  located, 
for  four  consecutive  terms,  says  of  the  Republican  candidate  in  the 
"Review  of  Reviews"  for  July,  1920: 

"His  nomination  was  the  climax  of  a  conjunction  of  forces  both 
political  and  personal.  His  strong  position  for  law  and  order;  his 
defense  of  national  'honor;  his  struggle  as  a  member  of  the  Foreign 
Relations  Committee  to  safeguard  national  sovereignty  and  indepen- 


WARREN   GAMALIEL   HARDING  247 

dence;  his  sound  philosophy  of  economics  and  finance;  his  sturdy  in- 
sistence upon  the  integrity  of  American  initiative  in  business  enterprise 
for  the  investment  of  capital  in  the  employment  of  labor  at  a  scale  of 
wages  to  maintain  the  American  standard  of  living;  his  determination 
to  maintain  equal  opportunity  under  the  law  upon  the  basis  of  the 
square  deal,  with  due  regard  for  the  rights  of  all;  his  consistent  ad- 
vocacy of  the  extension  of  American  trade  through  the  establishment 
of  a  merchant  marine  under  the  American  flag  to  carry  our  foreign 
commerce;  his  varied  experience  which  has  given  him  the  sympathetic 
touch  with  all  classes  of  our  population;  his  fearless  demand  that  the 
public  interest  must  first  be  subserved,  together  with  his  sturdy  yet 
mild-mannered  personality  which  universally  commands  favor — all 
combined  make  him  the  logical  nominee  of  his  party  at  this  hour  of 
commanding  need. 

"The  progress  of  the  Chicago  convention  from  start  to  finish 
epitomized  this  leader's  political  growth.  Starting  with  no  advantage 
.of  organization,  and  even  with  a  slight  defection  in  certain  quarters 
in  his  home  State  (not  to  be  regarded  seriously  save  as  a  handicap 
in  a  convention),  his  assets  were  hosts  of  friends  and  no  enemies 
among  the  delegates,  Who  hopd  the  time  would  come  when  they  could 
get  back  of  him." 


CALVIN  COOLIDGE 


Born,  July  4,   1872,   at   Plymouth,  Vermont. 

Son  of  John  C.  and  Victoria  J.  (Moor)  Coolidge. 

Descendant  of  John  and  Mary  Coolidge,  who  settled  in  Watertown, 
Massachusetts,  about  1630. 

Educated  in  the  public  school  of  Plymouth,  Vermont ;  Black  Rock 
River  Academy,  at  Ludlow,  Vermont;  St.  Johnsbury  Academy,  Ver- 
mont; Amherst  College  (A.  B.  1895). 

Studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hammond  and  Field,  Northampton,  Mass. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  after  twenty  months'  study.  His  law  office  and  home 
are  in  Northampton,  Massachusetts. 

Married  Grace  A.  Goodhue  of  Burlington,  Vermont,  October  4,  1905. 
Has  two  sons,  John,  13  years,  and  Calvin,  Jr.,  12  years.  The  family  lives 
in  Northampton. 

Member  of  the  Northampton  City  Council?  1899;  Northampton's  City 
Solicitor,  1900  and  1901;  State  Representative,  1907  and  1908;  Mayor  of 
Northampton,  1910  and  1911;  State  Senator,  1912,  1913,  1914  and  1915; 
President  of  the  Senate,  1914  and  1915;  Lieutenant  Governor,  1916,  1917 
and  1918;  Governor,  1919,  and  re-elected  Governor  for  the  year  1920. 

Honary  degrees:  L.L.  D.,  Amherst,  Tufts,  Williams,  1919. 

Author  of  "Have  Faith  in  Massachusetts." 

Calvin  Coolidge,  Governor  of  Massachusetts,  the  son  of  John  C. 
and  Victoria  J.  (Moor)  Coolidge,  was  born  Independence  Day,  1872,  in 
Plymouth,  a  typical,  small  remote  country  village,  nestled  in  the  rugged 
hills  of  Vermont.  Descended  from  John  and  Mary  Coolidge,  who  about 
1630  settled  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  his  ancestry  runs  fhrough  a  long 
line  of  farmers  who  lived  in  Massachusetts  until  the  Governor's  great 
great  grandfather  moved  from  Lancaster,  Massachusetts,  into  that  section 
of  Vermont  which  was  called  by  the  settlers  Salt -Ash,  from  the  product 
obtained  by  the  burning  of  trees,  and  soon  afterwards  christened  Plymouth, 
but  locally  known  even  now  as  The  Notch.  Here  the  Coolidge  family 
through  the  generations  tilled  the  soil,  raised  livestock,  produced  maple 
syrup  and  sugar,  played  a  large  part  in  the  making  of  American  history 
and  continued  always  as  people  of  importance  and  influence  in  the  com- 
munity. 

To  him  in  boyhood  came  the  usual  experiences  of  a  country  boy 
who  lived  on  a  lonely  farm,  and  who  happened  also  to  be  the  son 
of  the  village  storekeeper,  and  here  was  bred  in  him  industry,  fru- 

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CALVIN   COOLIDGE  249 

gality  and  self-reliance,  and  a  capacity  for  hard  work.  He  was  blessed 
with  a  good  father  and  mother.  At  thirteen  years  of  age  his  mother 
passed  away,  and  at  seventeen  he  lost  his  only  sister,  but  his  step- 
mother, who  recently  died,  exerted  a  beneficial  influence  over  him, 
and  between  them  there  was  always  deep  affection  and  a  warm  bond 
of  sympathy. 

To  the  ungraded  country  school  in  Plymouth,  with  its  small,  single 
room,  its  wood  stove  and  wooden  bucket  of  spring  water,  he  daily 
tramped  the  distance  from  his  home  On  Sunday  he  attended  in  the 
same  narrow  quarters  religious  services  of  an  unestablished  church. 
Early  mastering  the  educational  requirements  of  the  Plymouth  school 
he  continued  his  studies  in  the  nearby  town  of  Ludlow  at  Black  Rock 
River  Academy,  and  afterwards  attending  for  a  while  the  academy 
at  St.  Johnsbury.  Then  he  came  over  the  hills  into  Massachusetts 
to  the  little  college  of  Amherst  in  the  hills  of  Massachusetts.  Mind- 
ful always  of  the  family  self-denial,  his  college  career  was  marked 
with  persistent  conscientiousness.  He  paid  three  dollars  a  week  for 
his  board,  but  only  because  he  could  not  find  a  cheaper  eating  house. 
He  was  a  quiet,  unassuming  man,  unknown  to  many  men  during  his 
first  two  years,  but  gradually  winning  the  respect  of  the  whole  college. 
He  was  a  keen  student  of  the  men  about  him — whether  they  were 
professors,  fellow  students,  or  the  people  of  the  town^  He  had  a  fine 
sense  of  humor  which  he  rarely  used.  He  was  a  great  reader  of 
books,  especially  on  history  and  government.  His  diligence  in  study 
precluded  him  from  taking  much  of  any  part  in  the  activities  of  the 
college  outside  of  the  regular  work.  Only  in  a  modest  way  and  as 
his  leisure  would  permit  did  he  enter  into  the  so-called  college  life. 
He  took  no  active  part  in  sports.  In  his  senior  year  in  open  competi- 
tion with  all  the  American  colleges  he  won  the  first  prize  offered  for 
the  best  essay  on  the  principles  for  which  the  Revolutionary  War  was 
fought.  He  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  in  1895, 
and  at  Commencement  was  the  Grove  Orator.  He  did  not  have 
enough  money  to  go  to  a  law  school,  and  although  he  had  no  acquaint- 
ance in  Northampton,  the  nearest  place  where  law  was  studied  or 
practiced,  he  applied  and  secured  a  position  in  the  office  of  Judge 
Hammond,  the  leading  lawyer  in  that  part  of  the  State.  In  this  old- 
fashioned  American  law  office  he  learned  to  know  and  reverence  the 
meaning  and  the  purpose  of  the  law,  and  to  have  a  passionate  belief 
in  its  supremacy. 

With  the  steadfastness  of  purpose  which  had  characterized  him 
in  his  native  village  and  in  college  he  devoted  his  attention  so  assidu- 
ously to  the  study  of  law  that  after  only  twenty  months'  study  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar.  He  opened  his  own  law  office  shortly  after  his 
admission  and  has  continued  to  practice  in  Northampton  since  that 


250  BIOGRAPHY  OF 

time.     His  work  has   consisted  of  the  varied  practice  of  a   country 
lawyer,  constantly  interrupted  by  an  unusually  wide  political  career^ 

On  October  4,  1905,  he  married  Miss  Grace  A.  Goodhue,  of  Bur- 
lington, Vermont,  and  shortly  after  his  marriage  moved  into  an  unpre- 
tentious but  comfortable  half  of  a  two-family  house,  which  he  con- 
tinues to  occupy  with  his  family  in  the  City  of  Northampton.  They 
have  two  sons,  John  and  Calvin,  Jr. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Northampton  City  Council  in  1899,  and 
City  Solicitor  in  1900  and  1901.  In  1904,  to  fill  a  vacancy,  he  served  as 
County  Clerk  of  Hampshire  under  appointment  by  the  Supreme  Court, 
but  declined  to  accept  his  party's  nomination  for  election  to  succeed 
himself.  During  the  years  1907  and  1908  he  served  Northampton  as 
its  Representative  to  the  General  Court,  but  returned  to  become  Mayor 
of  that  city  for  the  years  1910  and  1911.  The  district  of  which  North- 
ampton was  a  part  elected  him  as  its  Senator  for  the  years  1912,  1913, 
1914,  and  1915.  The  President  of  the  State  Senate  of  the  sessions  of 
1912  and  1913  unexpectedly  failed  of  re-election,  and  Senator  Coolidge 
with  the  same  degree  of  promptness  and  precision  which  has  always 
marked  his  course,  became  at  once  an  active  candidate  for  the  vacancy. 
So  vigorously  did  he  campaign  that  within  a  few  days  he  had  suffi- 
cient pledges  to  assure  himself  of  the  place  as  presiding  officer.  He 
filled  this  office  with  marked  ability  for  the  years  1914  and  1915.  His 
acceptance  speech  of  forty-two  words  on  re-election  as  President  of 
the  Senate  has  become  a  classic  in  Massachusetts  state  craft.  In  this 
and  in  the  speech  of  acceptance  the  preceding  year  he  uttered  the 
two  phrases  that  best  indicated  his  creed,  namely — "Do  the  day's 
work,"  and  "Be  brief  "  To  do  his  duty  well  has  been  his  life's  char- 
acteristic. No  duty  has  been  too  small  for  his  painstaking,  conscien- 
tious care;  none  has  arisen  too  large  for  his  ability  or  his  courage. 

Elected  each  year  with  increased  pluralities,  he  served  the  State 
of  Massachusetts  as  Lieutenant  Governor  for  the  years  1916,  1917, 
and  1918.  He  was  actively  instrumental  in  putting  Massachusetts  in 
the  lead  in  preparation  and  later  in  the  execution  of  plans  which  re- 
sulted in  the  big  part  Massachusetts  played  in  the  World  War. 

Always  a  good  party  man  and  with  a  record  of  real  public  service 
behind  him  he  was  nominated  by  the  Republicans  without  opposition 
and  on  election  day,  1918,  elected  as  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth 
by  a  lead  of  approximately  17,000  votes.  Running  under  the  now 
famous  slogan  of  "Law  and  Order"  he  was  re-elected  as  Goyernor  for 
the  year  1920  by  more  than  125,000  votes  over  his  Democratic  oppo- 
nent, and  by  the  largest  vote  ever  given  a  Massachusetts  governor. 
While  the  Governor  is  best  known  throughout  the  country  for  his 


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prompt  and  effective  action  in  the  Boston  police  strike,  he  is  well 
known  in  Massachusetts  for  his  clearness  of  vision  in  all  matters,  his 
sterling  honesty,  his  absolute  fairness  to  all  sides  and  his  ability  to 
think  and  speak  clearly,  quietly,  calmly  and  diiectly. 

During  his  entire  career  he  was  worked  with  the  Republican 
Party.  He  believes  in  the  philosophy  of  party  government  because  he 
has  been  a  profound  student  of  history,  and  believes  it  the  most  effec- 
tive method  of  achieving  the  ideals  of  democracy.  He  knows  his 
Burke  almost  as  well  as  he  knows  his  idol — Lincoln.  He  has  worked 
through  party  organization  all  his  life.  He  has  a  deep  and  reverent 
faith  in  the  principles  of  our  government,  and  that  faith  has  been 
builded  out  of  priceless  experience  He  sees  the  good  in  men  and 
quickly  puts  it  to  work.  He  has  the  gift  of  co-operating  with  other 
men,  and  a  talent  in  the  selection  of  competent  fellow  workers. 

His  executive  service  as  Mayor  and  as  Governor  has  been  marked 
with  the  accomplishment  of  keeping  the  taxes  at  a  reasonable  levy,  in 
some  cases  obtaining  a  reduction  in  rate,  and  at  the  same  time  not 
neglectful  of  the  governmental  institutions.  In  both  capacities  he 
has  been  instrumental  in  getting  increased  pay  for  school  teachers,  a 
class  of  public  servants  he  has  always  felt  were  underpaid. 

In  his  legislative  service  he  has  shown  a  remarkable  talent,  in  the 
House  of  Representatives  he  was  instrumental  in  getting  upon  the 
statute  books  an  anti-monopoly  law  of  far-reaching  importance,  and 
his  work  in  codifying  the  banking  laws  of  the  State  was  a  notable 
achievement.  In  the  Senate  he  secured  the  passage  of  the  anti-dis- 
crimination law  which  has  proven  of  big  advantage.  He  backed  the 
"full  crew  bill,"  and  since  that  time  has  had  the  united  support  of  the 
trainmen.  His  service  as  Lieutenant  Governor  and  Governor  has  been 
noted  for  the  steadfast  devotion  to  his  oath  of  office  that  has  char- 
acterized his  every  move.  His  virile  vetoes,  his  messages,  his  ad- 
dresses, all  are  pregnant  with  the  principles  enunciated  in  our  Con- 
stitutions. The  simple  truths  he  expounds  exemplifies  the  splendid 
Americanism  of  his  character. 

When  the  Boston  police,  crisis  occurred,  he  was  prepared.  He 
was  scrupulously  careful  to  respect  law  and  order  by  not  exceeding 
the  powers  of  his  office.  He  showed  that  he  considered  the  police 
commissioner  of  Boston  a  responsible  public  official,  not  a  rubber 
stamp;  he  was  as  jealous  of  Mayor  Peters'  rights  as  the  Mayor  was 
himself. 

He  did  not  rush  in  and  violate  the  law.  When  the  responsibility 
was  finally  passed  to  him,  he  accepted  it  quickly,  cheerfully  and 
quietly.  He  did  not  indulge  in  any  apologies  or  threats  or  prayers. 
He  immediately  picked  out  the  only  issue  that  really  was  vital — the 


252  BIOGRAPHY   OF 

right  of  public  officials  to  strike.  When  the  correct  time  came,  he 
called  the  strike  a  desertion;  not  with  rasping  bitterness,  or  fanfare 
of  wrath,  but  with  calm  precision,  like  a  physician  discovering  a  dis- 
ease and  determining  the  remedy.  He  issued  a  proclamation,  aptly 
and  cogently  summarizing  and  defining  the  entire  issue.  He  took  his 
stand  upon  the  rock  of  Massachusetts  institutions. 

Compromise  was  suggested  in  the  great  drama  behind  the  scenes 
that  took  place  before  the  desertion  of  duty  in  conference  after  con- 
ference between  Governor,  Mayor,  Police  Commissioner,  Union  labor 
officials,  citizens'  Committee,  and  representatives  of  the  Police.  From 
the  standpoint  of  political  expediency,  it  might  have  seemed  wise  to 
take  back  the  striking  policemen  and  leave  the  question  of  unionizing 
to  the  voters.  Such  compromise  was  suggested  by  timid  people;  but 
the  Governor  determined  that  he  was  confronted  with  a  duty,  not  a 
political  problem,  and  scorned  to  deviate  one  hair  breadth  from  his 
duty. 

In  physique  he  is  spare  of  figure  and  vigorous  in  health.  His 
features  are  strong;  his  nose  prominent  and  well-shaped,  his  eyes  gray 
and  purposeful,  with  a  twinkle  ready  to  show  on  occasion;  his  lips 
thin,  but  breaking  easily  into  a  smile;  his  manner  dignified  and  re- 
served, but  always  gracious.  He  has  one  hobby — study.  He  devotes 
spare  time — when  he  has  any — to  reading  works  on  law,  government 
and  history.  If  he  has  a  moment's  respite  from  duty,  in  his  office, 
he  frequently  turns  to  Macaulay  or  some  similar  work,  and  reads  for 
five  or  ten  minutes,  the  book  lying  ready  at  hand  on  his  desk. 

Because  he  would  be  independent,  and  because  his  material  re- 
source have  always  been  meagre,  his  manner  of  living  has  been 
marked  with  frugal  simplicity. 

He  is  not  a  communicant,  but  is  a  member  of  the  governing  board 
and  attends  regularly  when  at  home  the  Edwards  Congregational 
Church  at  Northampton,  of  which  his  wife  and  two  sons  are  mem- 
bers. He  is  in  hearty  sympathy  with  but  has  never  joined  a  fraternal 
society.  , 

Because  he  would  be  independent,  and  because  his  material  re- 
sources have  always  been  meagre,  his  manner  of  living  has  been 
marked  with  frugal  simplicity.  His  service  at  the  State  House  requir- 
ing his  presence  in  the  city  of  Boston,  which  is  more  than  one  hun- 
dred miles  from  his  home  in  Northampton,  practically  stopped  his  law 
practice,  and  being  without  means  he  has  lived  in  large  part  upon  his 
salary  as  a  public  officer.  During  the  major  part  of  his  term  as  Lieu- 
tenant Governor  and  during  all  of  his  term  as  Governor  he  has  been 
unable  to  give  any  attention  to  his  law  practice  Small  quarters  in 
a  small  unpretentious  hotel  in  Boston  has  been  sufficient  for  his  sim- 
ple, modest  wants.  He  has  devoted  his  entire  energies  to  the  office  to 


CALVIN   COOLIDGE  253 

which  the  people  of  Massachusetts  elected  him,  and  has  allowed  no 
outside  demands  to  interfere  in  the  proper  and  full  discharge  of  the 
duties  of  that  office. 

In  1919  he  received  from  Amherst  College,  Tufts  College  and 
Williams  College  the  honorary  degree  LL.D.,  and  in  1920  a  like  degree 
from  Wesleyan  University,  Bates  College  and  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont., 

He  is  the  author  of  a  volume  entitled  "Have  Faith  in  Massachu- 
setts." 


Official  Notification  of  Candidates 


ADDRESS  OF  HON.  HENRY  CABOT  LODGE 
OF  MASSACHUSETTS 

Notifying  Senator  Harding  of  His  Nomination 
for  the  Presidency 

Senator  Harding,  we  are  assembled  here  as  a  committee  repre- 
senting the  States,  Territories  and  possessions  of  the  United  States 
to  make  to  you  formal  announcement  of  your  nomination  for  the 
office  of  President  of  the  Republic  on  June  12th  last,  at  Chicago,  by 
the  Republican  National  Convention.  This  duty  is  to  us  as  pleasing 
as  it  is  honorable,  but  we  are  also  deeply  conscious  of  its  far-reach- 
ing importance.  We  fully  appreciate  that  what  you  say  to  us  today 
will  not  only  be  read  and  pondered  by  all  the  American  people  within 
the  confines  of  the  United  States,  but  also  by  all  other  civilized 
nations.  Here  today  you  will  chart  the  course  to  be  followed  by  the 
Republican  party  in  the  great  electoral  contest  which  lies  before  us 
and  will  declare  your  purposes  and  those  of  the  party  you  lead  when 
the  authority  of  Government  is  once  more  committed  to  our  keeping. 

We  await  this  declaration  untroubled  by  any  doubts  and  with  the 
most  entire  confidence.  All  who  are  familiar  with  your  character  and 
career  and  most  especially  those  who  have  taken  part  with  you  in 
public  service  know  beyond  a  peradventure  that  you  are  a  patriotic 
American,  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  the  great  leaders  of  the  past,  of 
Washington,  Lincoln  and  Roosevelt,  whose  services  to  the  American 
people  have  become  forever  memorable  in  our  history.  You  will  always, 
and  instinctively,  in  meeting  the  difficult  questions  and  weighty  re- 
sponsibilities which  confront  you,  think  with  complete  unselfishness 
of  your  country  and  your  country's  interests  first,  a  high  qualification 
for  an  exalted  office  not  too  familiar  to  us  of  late  and  therefore 
peculiarly  necssary  at  this  moment.  You  will,  we  are  certain,  be  ever 
faithful  to  the  finest  traditions  of  the  Republican  party  and  at  the 
same  time  we  are  equally  sure  that  you  are  wisely  tolerant  and  open- 
minded,  in  sympathy  with  the  best  movements  of  the  time,  looking 
forward  to  the  future  and  its  needs,  but  never  unmindful  of  the  great 
basic  principles  upon  which  the  builders  of  the  Republic  laid  the 
foundation  of  our  Government.  Your  public  life  has  shown  to  us  and 
all  your  fellow  citizens  that  you  believe  in  the  system  of  Government 
designed  by  the  framers  of  the  Constitution.  They  established  a  rep- 

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resentative  democracy  and  had  no  sympathy  with  any  scheme  which 
would  turn  the  Government  of  the  United  States  into  an  autocracy 
based  upon  a  plebiscite  and  with  all  the  intervening  representative  fea- 
tures disregarded  or  effaced.  You  have  abundantly  shown  your  un- 
wavering conviction  that  the  government  of  the  United  States  should 
be  one  of  laws  and  not  of  men  and  that  the  three  branches  of  that 
Government  should  all  work  together  in  the  exercise  of  the  powers 
conferred  upon  them  severally  by  the  Constitution,  for  the  common 
purpose  of  advancing  the  general  welfare  of  the  people.  The  makers 
of  the  Constitution  intended  to  coordinate  the  three  great  elements  of 
Government  and  strove  to  guard  against  either  usurpation  cr  tres- 
pass by  one  branch  at  the  expense  of  the  other  two.  In  that  spirit, 
we  all  know  well,  you  will  enter  upon  your  great  responsibility. 

Domestic  and  economic  questions  of  extreme  complexity  and 
difficulty  must  be  dealt  with  at  once  in  such  a  way  as  to  meet  the 
needs  of  the  time.  We  shall  not  attempt  to  discuss  these  questions 
in  any  detail,  because  we  know  that  you  will  declare  your  policies 
in  regard  to  them  in  accordance  not  only  with  the  life-long  principles 
of  the  Republican  party,  but  also  with  the  opinions  recently  declared 
by  the  Republican  Convention  at  Chicago.  It  is  not  for  us  to  enu- 
merate them  to  you,  for  it  is  to  you  that  we  look  to  set  forth  the 
proper  policies  to  be  pursued  by  the  Republican  party  both  in  the 
campaign  and  when  charged  with  the  responsibility  of  administration 
and  legislation.  Our  immediate  duty  and  that  of  all  Republicans  and 
all  true  Americans  who  are  thinking  of  the  problems  and  perils  of 
the  present  and  of  the  future  is  to  give  you  such  generous  and  com- 
plete support  that  when  you  take  up  the  duties  of  the  great  office  for 
which  you  have  been  nominated  you  will  find  a  House  and  Senate 
in  full  sympathy  with  your  purposes  and  ready  to  aid  you  in  every 
way  in  carrying  them  to  fulfillment. 

The  present  situation  however  brings  with  it  far-reaching  ques- 
tions of  foreign  policy  to  a  degree  never  known  in  our  previous  his- 
tory. At  our  own  doors  we  have  Mexico  in  a  state  of  disorder  and 
disintegration  to  which  our  Government  has,  unhappily,  most  liberally 
contributed.  Here  is  a  grave  responsibility  not  to  be  evaded  or 
escaped.  We  rightly  insist  upon  the  supremacy  in  the  American 
Hemisphere  of  the  Monroe  doctrine,  which  was  declared  by  us  in 
order  to  guard  the  safety  of  the  United  States  and  save  the  New 
World  so  far  as  possible  from  the  wars  and  misfortunes  of  the  Old. 
We  justly  demand  the  abstention  of  Europe  from  any  interference  with 
American  questions,  but  this  doctrine  of  ours  brings  with  it  not  only 
its  benefits  but  its  duties.  The  condition  of  Mexico,  owing  in  large 
measure  to  the  shortcomings  of  our  government,  could  not  well  be 
worse,  and  we  must  make  up  our  minds  that  we  not  only  owe  it  to 
ourselves  to  protect  there,  as  all  over  the  world,  American  rights 


256  NOTIFICATION 

and  interests  so  long  neglected,  but  to  reach  out  a  helping  hand  to 
the  Mexican  people  to  the  end  that  law  and  order  may  be  estab- 
lished in  that  country  which  has  been  plunged  into  anarchy  and  cursed 
with  continuous  civil  war.  It  is  of  the  highest  importance  to.  the 
United  States  that  Mexico  should  be  both  prosperous  and  peaceful, 
and  we  must  face  the  fact  that  without  our- aid  the  Mexican  people 
cannot  properly  or  speedily  bring  about  the  improved  conditions  and 
the  reign  of  law  and  peace,  which,  we  are  convinced,  they  desire  as 
much  as  we  do. 

In  defense  of  freedom  and  civilization  and  to  vindicate  our  own 
invaded  rights  we  entered  upon  the  war  with  Germany,  and  although 
we  were  tardy  in  taking  part  in  that  great  conflict,  we  came  upon  the 
field  of  action  in  time  to  turn  the  scale  for  right  and  liberty.  Not 
content  with  aiding  Europe  to  bring  to  pass  the  peace  which  all  de- 
sired after  victory  was  won,  Mr.  Wilson  undertook  to  make  us  mem- 
bers of  an  alliance  with  foreign  powers  indefinite  in  extent  and  con- 
taining provisions  which  threatened  the  independence,  the  sovereignty 
and  the  safety  of  the  United  States.  This  effort  on  the  part  of  the 
President  was  arrested  by  the  action  of  the  Republicans  of  the  Senate 
who  proposed  protecting  reservations  which  he  defeated  together  with 
the  treaty  itself.  In  that  work,  you,  sir,  took  a  conspicuous  part,  and 
we  know  that  you  were  in  full  accord  with  the  belief  of  your  Repub- 
lican colleagues  that  the  League  of  Nations  as  proposed  by  Mr.  Wil- 
son and  upon  which  he  and  his  party  still,  insist  ought  never  to  be 
accepted  by  the  American  people.  We  have  been  and  are  quite  ready 
to  join  in  agreement  with  other  nations,  for  the  extension  of  the 
Hague  Conventions;  for  the  upbuilding  and  codification  of  interna- 
tional law  and  the  establishment  of  a  world  court  of  justice;  for  inter- 
national conferences  in  regard  to  non-justiciable  questions,  and  for 
arrangements  to  bring  about  a  general  reduction  of  armaments.  All 
these  constructive  measures  are  in  accord  with  the  traditional  policy 
of  the  Republican  party  which  has  done  so  much  in  the  past  to  for- 
ward the  cause  of  international  arbitration.  But  when  we  are  called 
upon  to  become  an  integral  part  of  a  permanent  "alliance  of  foreign 
powers,  to  put  ourselves  in  a  position  where  the  youth  of  the  country 
can  be  summoned  by  foreign  nations  to  fight  and  die  in  quarrels  not 
their  own,  to  entangle  ourselves  in  all  the  conflicts  and  disputes  of 
Europe  where  we  have  no  interest,  to  permit  foreign  interference  with 
our  domestic  questions  and  with  the  Monroe  Doctrine,  and  to  sit  in 
an  assembly  where  our  vote  is  not  the  equal  of  that  of  every  other 
country,  we  absolutely  decline  the  proposition.  We  stand  for  the 
policies  of  Washington  and  the  doctrine  of  Monroe,  and  against  the 
internationalism  and  the  permanent  alliance  with  foreign  nations  pro- 
posed by  the  President.  If  the  world  needs  us  as  they  needed  us  in 
1917  we  shall  not  fail  in  our  duty,  but  we  can  help  other  nations  far 


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better  if  we  are  free  and  untrammeled  and  do  not  permit  our  strength 
and  our  resources  to  be  wasted  and  worn  away  and  the  lives  of  our 
young  men  to  be  sacrificed  in  endless  hostilities  with  which  we  have 
no  concern.  Such  has  been  the  policy  of  the  Republican  party  as 
represented  in  the  Senate  and  such  its  policy  will  remain.  We  are 
certain  that  you  who  helped  so  largely  to  frame  this  policy  will,  when 
the  executive  authority  comes  into  your  hands,  carry  it  out  in  such 
manner  that  we  can  fulfill  all  our  responsibilities  to  the  world  with- 
out binding  ourselves  by  any  obligations  to  a  League  which  as  sub- 
mitted by  the  President  is  but  another  name  for  the  evil  combination 
which  was  attempted  a  hundred  years  ago  by  the  ill-omened  Holy 
Alliance. 

No  national  campaign  for  the  presidency  has  ever  involved  graver 
issues  than  this  one,  which  now  lies  before  us.  Upon  you,  sir,  will 
rest  the  great  duty  and  heavy  burden  of  executive  authority.  We  look 
to  you  in  full  confidence  to  lead  us  and  the  people  of  our  beloved 
country  out  from  the  darkness  and  confusion  which  the  war  has 
brought  upon  mankind  into  the  light  which  shines  upon  a  nation 
where  peace  reigns  and  the  love  of  justice,  of  law  and  of  order  rules 
in  the  hearts  of  the  people.  Then  we  can  again  take  up  the  work  of 
advancing  the  United  States  along  the  broad  road  that  leads  to  suc- 
cess, the  road  which  we  have  followed  for  more  than  a  century.  Then 
indeed  we  shall  not  only  rise  to  still  loftier  heights  of  achievement  for 
ourselves,  but  be  enabled  to  render  the  largest  and  finest  service  to 
humanity. 


Chairman  Lodge,  Members  of  the  Notification  Committee,  Mem' 
bers  of  the  National  Committee,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 

The  message  which  you  have  formally  conveyed  brings  to  me 
a  realization  of  responsibility  which  is  not  underestimated.  It  is  a 
supreme  task  to  interpret  the  covenant  of  a  great  political  party,  the 
activities  of  which  are  so  woven  into  the  history  of  this  Republic, 
and  a  very  sacred  and  solemn  undertaking  to  utter  the  faith  and 
aspirations  of  the  many  millions  who  adhere  to  that  party.  The  party 
platform  has  charted  the  way,  yet,  somehow,  we  have  come  to  expect 
that  interpretation  which  voices  the  faith  of  nominees  who  must 
assume  specific  tasks. 

Let  me  be  understood  clearly  from  the  very  beginning:  I  believe 
in  party  sponsorship  in  government.  I  believe  in  party  government 
as  distinguished  from  personal  government,  individual,  dictatorial, 
autocratic  or  what  not.  In  a  citizenship  of  more  than  a  hundred  mil- 
lions it  is  impossible  to  reach  agreement  upon  all  questions.  Parties 


258  ACCEPTANCE 

are  formed  by  those  who  reach  a  consensus  of  opinion.  It  was  the 
intent  of  the  founding  fathers  to  give  to  this  Republic  a  depend- 
able and  enduring  popular  government,  representative  in  form,  and 
it  was  designed  to  make  political  parties,  not  only  the  preserving  spon- 
sors, but  the  effective  agencies  through  which  hopes  and  aspirations 
and  convictions  and  conscience  may  be  translated  into  public  per- 
formance. 

Popular  government  has  been  an  inspiration  of  liberty  since  the 
dawn  of  civilizations.  Republics  have  risen  and  fallen,  and  a  transi- 
tion from  party  to  personal  government  has  preceded  every  failure 
since  the  world  began.  Under  the  Constitution  we  have  the  charted 
way  to  security  and  perpetuity.  We  know  it  gave  to  us  the  safe  path 
to  a  developing  eminence  which  no  people  in  the  world  ever  rivalled. 
It  has  guaranteed  the  rule  of  intelligent,  deliberate  public  opinion  ex- 
pressed through  parties.  Under  this  plan,  a  masterful  leadership  be- 
comingly may  manifest  its  influence,  but  a  people's  will  still  remains 
the  supreme  authority. 

The  American  achievement  under  the  plan  of  the  fathers  is  no- 
where disputed.  On  the  contrary,  the  American  example  has  been 
the  model  of  every  republic  which  glorifies  the  progress  of  liberty, 
and  is  everywhere  the  leaven  of  representative  democracy  which  has 
expanded  human  freedom.  It  has  been  wrought  through  party  gov- 
ernment. 

No  man  is  big  enough  to  run  this  great  Republic.  There  never 
has  been  one.  Such  domination  was  never  intended.  Tranquillity, 
stability,  dependability — all  are  assured  in  party  sponsorship,  and 
we  mean  to  renew  the  assurances  which  were  rended  in  the  cata- 
clysmal  war. 

It  was  not  surprising  that  we  went  far  afield  from  safe  and  pre- 
scribed paths  amid  the  war  anxieties.  There  was  the  unfortunate 
tendency  before;  there  was  the  surrender  of  Congress  to  the  grow- 
ing assumption  of  the  executive  before  the  world-war  imperilled  all 
the  practices  we  had  learned  to  believe  in;  and  in  the  war  emergency 
every  safeguard  was  swept  away.  In  the  name  of  democracy  we 
established  autocracy.  We  are  not  complaining  at  this  extraordinary 
bestowal  or  assumption  in  war,  it  seemed  temporarily  necessary;  our 
alarm  is  over  the  failure  to  restore  the  constitutional  methods  when 
the  war  emergency  ended. 

Our  first  committal  is  the  restoration  of  representative  popular 
government/  under  the  Constitution,  through  the  agency  of  the  Re- 
publican Party.  Our  vision  includes  more  than  a  Chief  Executive; 
we  believe  in  a  Cabinet  of  highest  capacity,  equal  to  the  responsi- 
bilities which  our  system  contemplates,  in  whose  councils  the  Vice- 
President,  second  official  of  the  Republic,  shall  be  asked  to  partici- 
pate. The  same  vision  includes  a  cordial  understanding  and  co-ordi- 


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nated  activities  with  a  House  of  Congress,  fresh  from  the  people, 
voicing  the  convictions  which  members  bring  from  direct  contact 
with  the  electorate,  and  cordial  co-operation  along  with  the  restored 
functions  of  the  Senate,  fit  to  be  the  greatest  deliberative  body  of  the 
world.  Its  members  are  the  designated  sentinels  on  the  towers  of 
constitutional  Government.  The  resumption  of  the  Senate's  author- 
ity saved  to  this  Republic  its  independent  nationality,  when  autocracy 
misinterpreted  the  dream  of  a  world  experiment  to  be  the  vision  of 
a  world  ideal. 

It  is  not  difficult,  Chairman  Lodge,  to  make  ourselves  clear  on 
the  question  of  international  relationship.  We  Republicans  of  the  Sen- 
ate, conscious  of  our  solemn  oaths  and  mindful  of  our  constitutional 
obligations,  when  we  saw  the  structure  of  a  world  super-government 
taking  visionary  form,  joined  in  a  becoming  warning  of  our  devo- 
tion to  this  Republic.  If  the  torch  of  constitutionalism  had  not  been 
dimmed,  the  delayed  peace  of  the  world  and  the  tragedy  of  disap- 
pointment and  Europe's  misunderstanding  of  America  easily  might 
have  been  avoided.  The  Republicans  of  the  Senate  halted  the  barter  of 
independent  American  eminence  and  influence,  which  it  was  proposed 
to  exchange  for  an  obscure  and  unequal  place  in  the  merged  govern- 
ment of  the  world.  Our  Party  means  to  hold  the  heritage  of  Ameri- 
can nationality  unimpaired  and  unsurrendered. 

The  world  will  not  misconstrue.  We  do  not  mean  to  hold  aloof. 
We  do  not  mean  to  shun  a  single  responsibility  of  this  Republic  to 
world  civilization.  There  is  no  hate  in  the  American  heart.  We 
have  no  envy,  no  suspicion,  no  aversion  for  any  people  in  the  world. 
We  hold  to  our  rights,  and  mean  to  defend,  aye,  we  mean  to  sustain 
the  rights  of  this  nation  and  our  citizens  alike,  everywhere  under  the 
shining  sun.  Yet  there  is  the  concord  of  amity  and  sympathy  and 
fraternity  in  every  resolution.  There  is  a  genuine  aspiration  in  every 
American  breast  for  a  tranquil  friendship  with  all  the  world. 

More  we  believe  the  unspeakable  sorrows,  the  immeasurable  sac- 
rifices, the  awakened  convictions  and  the  aspiring  conscience  of  human 
kind  must  commit  the  nations  of  the  earth  to  a  new  and  better  rela- 
tionship. It  need  not  be  discussed  now  what  motives  plunged  the 
world  into  war;  it  need  not  be  inquired  whether  we  asked  the  sons 
of  this  Republic  to  defend  our  national  rights,  as  I  believe  we  did. 
or  to  purge  the  old  world  of  the  accumulated  ills  of  rivalry  and  greed, 
the  sacrifices  will  be  in  vain  if  we  cannot  acclaim  a  new  order,  with 
added  security  to  civilization  and  peace  maintained. 

One  may  readily  sense  the  conscience  of  our  America.  I  am 
sure  I  understand  the  purpose  of  the  dominant  group  of  the  Senate. 
We  were  not  seeking  to  defeat  a  world  aspiration,  we  were  resolved 
to  safeguard  America.  We  were  resolved  then,  even  as  we  are  today, 
and  will  be  tomorrow,  to  preserve  this  free  and  independent  Republic. 


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Let  those  now  responsible,  or  seeking  responsibility,  propose  the  sur- 
render, whether  with  interpretations,  apologies  or  reluctant  reserva- 
tions— from  which  our  rights  are  to  be  omitted — we  welcome  the 
referendum  to  the  American  people  on  the  preservation  of  America, 
and  the  Republican  Party  pledges  its  defense  of  the  preserved  inherit- 
ance of  national  freedom. 

In  the  call  of  the  conscience  of  America  is  peace,  peace  that 
closes  the  gaping  wound  of  world  war,  and  silences  the  impassioned 
voices  of  international  envy  and  distrust.  Heeding  this  call  and 
knowing  as  I  do  the 'disposition  of  Congress,  I  promise  you  formal 
and  effective  peace  so  quickly  as  a  Republican  Congress  can  pass  its 
declaration  for  a  Republican  executive  to  sign.  Then  we  may  turn 
to  our  readjustment  at  home  and  proceed  deliberately  and  reflectively 
to  that  hoped-for-  world  relationship  which  shall  satisfy  both  con- 
science and  aspirations  and  still  hold  us  free  from  menacing  involve- 
ment. 

I  can  hear  in  the  call  of  conscience  an  insistent  voice  for  the 
largely  reduced  armaments  throughout  the  world,  with  attending  re- 
duction of  burdens  upon  peace-loving  humanity.  We  wish  to  give  of 
American  influence  and  example;  we  must  give  of  American  leader- 
ship to  that  invaluable  accomplishment. 

I  can  speak  unreservedly  of  the  American  aspirations  and  the 
Republican  committal  for  an  association  of  nations,  co-operating  in 
sublime  accord,  to  attain  and  preserve  peace  through  justice  rather 
than  force,  determined  to  add  to  security  through  international  law, 
so  clarified  that  no  misconstruction  can  be  possible  without  affront- 
ing world  honor. 

This  Republic  can  never  be  unmindful  of  its  power,  and  must 
never  forget  the  force  of  its  example.  Possessor  of  might  that  admits 
no  fear,  America  must  stand  foremost  for  the  right.  If  the  mistaken 
voice  of  America,  spoken  in  unheeding  haste,  led  Europe,  in  the  hour 
of  deepest  anxiety,  into  a  military  alliance  which  menaces  peace  and 
threatens  all  freedom,  instead  of  adding  to  their  security,  then  we 
must  speak  the  truth  for  America  and  express  our  hope  for  the 
fraternized  conscience  of  nations. 

•  It  will  avail  nothing  to  discuss  in  detail  the  League  Covenant, 
which  was  conceived  for  world  super-government,  negotiated  in  mis- 
understanding, and  intolerantly  urged  and  demanded  by  its  adminis- 
tration sponsors,  who  resisted  every  effort  to  safeguard  America,  and 
who  finally  rejected  it  when  such  safeguards  were  inserted.  If  the 
supreme  blunder  has  left  European  relationships  inextricably  inter- 
woven in  the  League  compact,  our  sympathy  for  Europe  only  mag- 
nifies our  own  good  fortune  in  resisting  involvement.  It  is  better 
to  be  the  free  and  disinterested  agent  of  international  justice  and 
advancing  civilization,  with  the  covenant  of  conscience,  than  be 


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shackled  by  a  written  compact  which  surrenders  our  freedom  of 
action  and  gives  a  military  alliance  the  right  to  proclaim  America's 
duty  to  the  world. 

No  surrender  of  rights  to  a  world  council  or  its  military  alliance, 
no  assumed  mandatory,  however  appealing,  ever  shall  summon  the 
sons  of  this  Republic  to  ^vvar.  Their  supreme  sacrifice  shall  only  be 
asked  for  America  and  its  call  of  honor.  There  is  a  sanctity  in  that 
right  we  will  not  delegate. 

When  the  compact  was  being  written,  I  do  not  know  whether 
Europe  asked  or  ambition  insistently  bestowed.  It  was  so  good  to 
rejoice  in  the  world's  confidence  in  our  unselfishness  that  I  can  be- 
lieve our  evident  disinterestedness  inspired  Europe's  wish  for  our 
association,  quite  as  much  as  the  selfish  thought  of  enlisting  Ameri- 
can power  and  resources.  Ours  is  an  outstanding,  influential  exam- 
ple to  the  world,  whether  we  cloak  it  in  spoken  modesty  or  magnify 
it  in  exaltation.  We  want  to  help;  we  mean  to  help;  but  we  hold 
to  our  own  interpretation  of  the  American  conscience  as  the  very  soul 
of  our  nationality. 

Disposed  as  we  are,  the  way  is  very  simple.  Let  the  failure  at- 
tending assumption,  obstinacy,  impracticability  and  delay  be  recog- 
nized, and  let  us-  find  the  big,  practical,  unselfish  way  to  do  our  part, 
neither  covetous  because  of  ambition  nor  hesitant  through  fear,  but 
ready  to  serve  ourselves,  humanity  and  God.  With  a  Senate  advising 
as  the  Constitution  contemplates,  I  would  hopefully  approach  the 
nations  of  Europe  and  of  the  earth,  proposing  that  understanding 
which  makes  us  a  willing  participant  in  the  consecration  of  nations 
to  a  new  relationship,  to  commit  the  moral  forces  of  the  world,  Amer- 
ica included,  to  peace  and  international  justice,  still  leaving  America 
free,  independent  and  self-reliant  but  offering  friendship  to  all  the 
world. 

If  men  call  for  more  specific  details,  I  remind  them  that  moral 
committals  are  broad  and  all-inclusive,  and  we  are  contemplating 
peoples  in  the  concord  of  humanity's  advancement.  From  our  own 
viewpoint  the  program  is  specifically  American,  and  we  mean  to  be 
American  first,  to  all  the  world. 

Appraising  preserved  nationality  as  the  first  essential  to  the  con- 
tinued progress  of  the  Republic,  there  is  linked  with  it  the  supreme 
necessity  of  the  restoration — let  us  say  the  revealment — of  the  Con- 
stitution, and  our  reconstruction  as  an  industrial  nation.  Here  is  the 
transcending  task.  It  concerns  our  common  weal  at  home  and  will 
decide  our  future  eminence  in  the  world.  More  than  these,  this  Re- 
public, under  constitutional  liberties,  has  given  to  mankind  the  most 
fortunate  conditions  for  human  activity  and  attainment  the  world  has 
ever  noted,  and  we  are  today  the  world's  reserve  force  in  the  great 


262  ACCEPTANCE 

contest  for  liberty  through  security,  and  maintained  equality  of  oppor- 
tunity and  its  righteous  rewards. 

It  is  folly  to  close  our  eyes  to  outstanding  facts.  Humanity  is 
restive,  much  of  the  world  is  in  revolution,  the  agents  of  discord 
and  destruction  have  wrought  their  tragedy  in  pathetic  Russia,  have 
lighted  their  torches  among  other  peqples,  0and  hope  to  see  America 
as  a  part  of  the  great  Red  conflagration.  Ours  is  the  temple  of  liberty 
under  the  law,  and  it  is  ours  to  call  the  Sons  of  Opportunity  to  its 
defense.  America  must  not  only  save  herself,  but  ours  must  be  the 
appealing  voice  to  sober  the  world. 

More  than  all  else  the  present-day  world  needs  understanding. 
There  can  be  no  peace  save  through  composed  differences,  and  the 
submission  of  the  individual  to  the  will  and  weal  of  the  many.  Any 
other  plan  means  anarchy  and  its  rule  of  force. 

It  must  be  understood  that  toil  alone  makes  for  accomplishment 
and  advancement,  and  righteous  possession  is  the  reward  of  toil,  and 
its  incentive.  There  is  no  progress  except  in  the  stimulus  of  com- 
petition. 

When  competition — natural,  fair,  impelling  competition — is  sup- 
pressed, whether  by  law,  compact  or  conspiracy,  we  halt  the  march  of 
progress,  silence  the  voice  of  inspiration,  and  paralyze  the  \vill  for 
achievement.  These  are  but  common  sense  truths  of  human  develop- 
ment. 

The  chief  trouble  today  is  that  the  world  war  wrought  the  de- 
struction of  healthful  competition,  left  our  storehouses  empty,  and 
there  is  a  minimum  production  when  our  need  is  maximum.  Maxi- 
mums,  not  minimums,  is  the  call  of  America.  It  isn't  a  new  story,  be- 
cause war  never  fails  to  leave  depleted  storehouses  and  always  im- 
pairs the  efficiency  of  production.  War  also  establishes  its  higher 
standards  for  wages,  and  they  abide.  I  wish  the  higher  wage  to  abide, 
on  one  explicit  condition — that  the  wage-earner  will  give  full  return 
for  the  wage  received.  It  is  the  best  assurance  we  can  have  for  a 
reduced  cost  of  h'ving.  Mark  you,  I  am  ready  to  acclaim  the  highest 
standard  of  pay,  but  I  would  be  blind  to  the  responsibilities  that  mark 
this  fateful  hour  if  I  did  not  caution  the  wage-earners  of  America  that 
mounting  wages  and  decreased  production  can  lead  only  to  industrial 
and  economic  ruin. 

I  want,  somehow,  to  appeal  to  the  sons  and  daughters  of  the  Re- 
public, to  every  producer,  to  join  hand  and  brain  in  production,  more 
production,  honest  production,  patriotic  production, -because  patriotic 
production  is  no  less  a  defense  of  our  best  civilization  than  that  of 
armed  force.  Profiteering  is  a  crime  of  commission,  underproduction 
is  a  crime  of  omission.  We  must  work  our  most  and  best,  else  the 
destructive  reaction  will  come.  We  must  stabilize  and  strive  for  nor- 
malcy, else  the  inevitable  reaction  will  bring  its  train  of  sufferings, 


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disappointments  and  reversals.  We  want  to  forestall  such  reaction, 
we  want  to  hold  all  advanced  ground,  and  fortify  it  with  general 
good-fortune. 

Let  us  return  for  a  moment  to  the  necessity  for  understanding, 
particularly  that  understanding  which  concerns  ourselves  at  home.  I 
decline  to  recognize  any  conflict  of  interest  among  the  participants  in 
industry.  The  destruction  of  one  is  the  ruin  of  the  other,  the  sus- 
picion or  rebellion  of  one  unavoidably  involves  the  other.  In  con- 
flict is  disaster,  in  understanding  there  is  triumph.  There  is  no  issue 
relating  to  the  foundation  on  which  industry  is  builded,  because  in- 
dustry is  bigger  than  any  element  in  its  modern  making.  But  the 
insistent  call  is  for  labor,  management  and  capital  to  reach  under- 
standing. 

The  human  element  comes  first,  and  I  want  the  employers  in 
industry  to  understand  the  aspirations,  the  convictions,  the  yearnings 
of  the  millions  of  American  wage-earners,  and  I  want  the  wage- 
earners  to  understand  the  problems,  the  anxieties,  the  obligations  of 
management  and  capital,  and  all  of  them  must  understand  their  rela- 
tionship to  the  people  and  their  obligation  to  the  Republic.  Out  of 
this  understanding  will  come  the  unanimous  committal  to  economic 
justice,  and  in  economic  justice  lies  that  social  justice  which  is  the 
highest  essential  to  human  happiness. 

I  am  speaking  as  one  who  has  counted  the  contents  of  the  pay 
envelope  from  the  viewpoint  of  the  earner  as  well  as  the  employer. 
No  one  pretends  to  deny  the  inequalities  which  are  manifest  in  modern 
industrial  life.  They  are  less,  in  fact,  than  they  were  before  organiza- 
tion and  grouping  on  either  side  revealed  the  inequalities,  and  con- 
science has  wrought  more  justice  than  statutes  have  compelled,  but 
the  ferment  of  the  world  rivets  our  thoughts  on  the  necessity  of 
progressive  solution,  else  our  generation  will  suffer  the  experiment 
which  means  chaos  for  our  day  to  re-establish  God's  plan  for  the  great 
tomorrow. 

Speaking  our  sympathies,  uttering  the  conscience  of  all  the  peo- 
ple, mindful  of  our  right  to  dwell  amid  the  good  fortunes  of  rational, 
conscience-impelled  advancement,  we  hold  the  majesty  of  righteous 
government,  with  liberty  under  the  law,  to  be  our  avoidance  of  chaos, 
and  we  call  upon  every  citizen  of  the  Republic  to  hold  fast  to  that 
which  made  us  what  we  are,  and  we  will  have  orderly  government 
safeguard  the  onward  march  to  all  we  ought  to  be. 

The  menacing  tendency  of  the  present  day  is  not  chargeable 
wholly  to  the  unsettled  and  fevered  conditions  caused  by  the  war. 
The  manifest  weakness  in  popular  government  lies  in  the  temptation 
to  appeal  to  grouped  citizenship  for  political  advantage.  There  is 
no  greater  peril.  The  Constitution  contemplates  no  class  and  recog- 
nizes no  group.  It  broadly  includes  all  the  people,  with  specific 


264  ACCEPTANCE 

recognition  for  none,  and  the  highest  consecration  we  can  make  today 
is  a  committal  of  the  Republican  Party  to  that  saving  constitutional- 
ism which  contemplates  all  America  as  one  people,  and  holds  just 
government  free  from  influence  on  the  one  hand  and  unmoved  by 
intimidation  on  the  other. 

It  would  be  the  blindness  of  folly  to  ignore  the  activities  in  our 
Own  country  which  are  aimed  to  destroy  our  economic  system,  and 
to  commit  us  to  the  colossal  tragedy  which  has  both  destroyed  all 
freedom  and  made  Russia  impotent.  This  movement  is  not  to  be 
halted  in  throttled  liberties.  We  must  not  abridge  the  freedom  of 
speech,  the  freedom  of  press,  or  the  freedom  of  assembly,  because 
there  is  no  promise  in  repression.  These  liberties  are  ae  sacred  as 
the  freedom  of  religious  belief,  as  inviolable  as  the  rights  of  life  and 
the  pursuit  of  happiness.  We  do  hold  to  the  right  to  crush  sedition, 
to  stifle  a  menacing  contempt  for  law,  to  stamp  out  a  peril  to  the 
safety  of  the  Republic  or  its  people,  when  emergency  calls,  because 
security  and  the  majesty  of  the  law  are  the  "first  essentials  of  liberty. 
He  who  threatens  destruction  of  the  Government  by  force  or  flaunts 
his  contempt  for  lawful  authority,  ceases  to  be  a  loyal  citizen  and 
forfeits  his  rights  to  the  freedom  of  the  Republic. 

Let  it  be  said  to  all  of  America  that  our  plan  of  popular  govern- 
ment contemplates  such  orderly  changes  as  the  crystallized  intelli- 
gence of  the  majority  of  our  people  think  best.  There  can  be  no 
modification  of  this  underlying  rule,  but  no  majority  shall  abridge 
the  rights  of  a  minority.  Men  have  a  right  to  question  our  system  in 
fullest  freedom,  but  they  must  always  remember  that  the  rights  of 
freedom  impose  the  obligations  which  maintain  it.  Our  policy  is  not 
of  repression,  but  we  make  appeal  today  to  American  intelligence  and 
patriotism,  when  the  Republic  is  menaced  from  Avithin,  just  as  we 
trusted  American  patriotism  when  our  rights  were  threatened  from 
without. 

We  call  on  all  America  for  steadiness,  so  that  we  may  proceed 
deliberately  to  the  readjustment  which  concerns  all  the  people.  Our 
party  platform  fairly  expresses  the  conscience  of  Republicans  on 
industrial  relations.  No  party  is  indifferent  to  the  welfare  of  the 
wage-earner.  To  us  his  good  fortune  is  of  deepest  concern,  and  we 
seek  to  make  that  good  fortune  permanent.  We  do  not  oppose  but 
approve  collective  bargaining,  because  that  is  an  outstanding  right, 
but  we  are  unalterably  insistent  that  its  exercise  must  not  destroy  the 
equally  sacred  right  of  the  individual,  in  his  necessary  pursuit  cf  live- 
lihood. Any  American  has  the  right  to  quit  his  employment,  so  has 
every  American  the  right  to  seek  employment.  The  group  must  not 
endanger  the  individual,  and  we  must  discourage  groups  preying  upon 
one  another,  and  none  shall  be  allowed  to  forget  that  government's 
obligations  are  alike  to  all  the  people. 


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I  hope  we  may  do  more  than  merely  discourage  the  losses  and 
sufferings  attending  industrial  conflict.  The  strike  against  the  Gov- 
ernment is  properly  denied,  for  Government  service  involves  none  of 
the  elements  of  profit  which  relate  to  competitive  enterprise.  There 
is  progress  in  the  establishment  of  official  revealment  of  issues  and 
conditions  which  lead  to  conflict,  so  that  unerring  public  sentiment 
may  speed  the  adjustment,  but  I  hope  for  that  concord  of  purpose, 
not  forced  but  inspired  by  the  common  weal,  which  will  give  a  regu- 
lated public  service  the  fullest  guaranty  of  continuity. 

I  am  thinking  of  the  railroads.  In  modern  life  they  are  the  very 
base  of  all  our  activities  and  interchanges.  For  public  protection  we 
have  enacted  laws  providing  for  a  regulation  of  the  charge  for  service, 
a  limitation  on  the  capital  invested  and  a  limitation  on  capital's  earn- 
ings. There  remains  only  competition  of  service,  on  which  to  base 
our  hopes  for  an  efficiency  and  expansion  which  meet  our  modern 
requirements.  The  railway  workmen  ought  to  be  the  best  paid  and 
know  the  best  working  conditions  in  the  world.  Theirs  is  an  excep- 
tional responsibility.  They  are  not  only  essential  to  the  life  and 
health  and  all  productive  activities  of  the  people,  but  they  are  directly 
responsible  for  the  safety  of  traveling  millions.  The  government 
which  has  assumed  so  much  authority  for  the  public  good  might  well 
stamp  railway  employment  with  the  sanctity  of  public  service  and 
guarantee  to  the  railway  employees  that  justice  which  voices  the 
American  conception  of  righteousness  on  the  one  hand,  and  assures 
continuity  of  service  on  the  other. 

The  importance  of  the  railway  rehabilitation  is  so  obvious  that 
reference  seems  uncalled  for.  We  are  so  confident  that  much  of  the 
present-day  insufficiency  and  inefficiency  of  transportation  are  due  to 
the  withering  hand  of  government  operation  that  we  emphasize  anew 
our  opposition  to  government  ownership;  we  want  to  expedite  the 
reparation,  and  make  sure  the  mistake  is  not  repeated. 

It  is  little  use  to  recite  the  story  of  development,  exploitation, 
government  experiment  and  its  neglect,  government  operation  and 
its  failures.  The  inadequacy  of  trackage  and  terminal  facilities,  the 
insufficiency  of  equipment  and  the  inefficiency  of  operation — all  bear 
the  blighting  stamp  of  governmental  incapacity  during  Federal  opera- 
tion. The  work  of  rehabilitation  under  the  restoration  of  private 
ownership  deserves  our  best  encouragement.  Billions  are  needed  in 
new  equipment,  not  alone  to  meet  the  growing  demand  for  service, 
but  to  restore  the  extraordinary  depreciation  due  to  the  strained 
service  of  war.  With  restricted  earnings,  and  with  speculative  profits 
removed,  railway  activities  have  come  to  the  realm  of  conservative 
and  constructive  service,  and  the  government  which  impaired  must 
play  its  part  in  restoration.  Manifestly  the  returns  must  be  so  gauged 


266  ACCEPTANCE 

that  necessary  capital  may  be  enlisted,  and  we  must  foster  as  well  as 
restrain. 

We  have  no  more  pressing  problem.  A  state  of  inadequate  trans- 
portation facilities,  mainly  chargeable  to  the  failure  of  governmental 
experiment,  is  losing  millions  to  agriculture,  it  is  hindering  industry, 
it  is  menacing  the  American  people  with  a  fuel  shortage  little  less  than 
a  peril.  It  emphasizes  the  present-day  problem,  and  suggests  that 
spirit  of  encouragement  and  assistance  which  commits  all  America  to 
relieve  such  an  emergency. 

The  one  compensation  amid  attending  anxieties  is  our  new  and 
needed  realization  of  the  vital  part  transportation  plays  in  the  com- 
plexities of  modern  life.  We  are  not  to  think  of  rails  alone,  but  high- 
ways from  farm  to  market,  from  railway  to  farm,  arteries  of  life- 
blood  to  present-day  life,  the  quickened  ways  to  communication  and 
exchange,  the  answer  of  our  people  to  the  motor  age.  We  believe  in 
generous  federal  co-operation  in  construction,  linked  with  assurances 
of  maintenance  that  will  put  an  end  to  criminal  waste  of  public  funds 
on  the  one  hand  and  give  a  guaranty  of  upkept  highways  on  the 
other. 

Water  transportation  is  inseparably  linked  with  adequacy  of 
facilities,  and  we  favor  American  eminence  on  the  seas,  the  practical 
development  of  inland  waterways,  the  upbuilding  and  co-ordination 
of  all  to  make  them  equal  to  and  ready  for  every  call  of  developing 
and  widening  American  commerce.  I  like  that  recommittal  to 
thoughts  of  America  first  which  pledges  the  Panama  Canal,  an  Ameri- 
can creation,  to  the  free  use  of  American  shipping.  It  will  add  to  the 
American  reawakening. 

One  cannot  speak  of  industry  and  commerce,  and  the  transpor- 
tation on  which  they  are  dependent,  without  an  earnest  thought  of 
the  abnormal  cost  of  living  and  the  problems  in  its  wake.  It  is  easy 
to  inveigh,  but  that  avails  nothing.  And  it  is  far  too  serious  to  dis- 
miss with  flaming  but  futile  promises. 

Eight  years  ago,  in  times  of  peace,  the  Democratic  Party  made 
it  an  issue,  and  when  clothed  with  power  that  party  came  near  to  its 
accomplishment  by  destroying  the  people's  capacity  to  buy.  But  that 
was  a  cure  worse  than  the  ailment.  It  is  easy  to  understand  the  real 
causes,  after  which  the  patient  must  help  to  effect  his  own  cure. 

Gross  expansion  of  currency  and  credit  have  depreciated  the 
dollar  just  as  expansion  and  inflation  have  discredited  the  coins  of  the 
world.  We  inflated  in  haste,  we  must  deflate  in  deliberation.  We  de- 
based the  dollar  in  reckless  finance,  we  must  restore  in  honesty.  De- 
flation on  the  one  hand  and  restoration  of  the  100-cent  dollar  on  the 
other  ought  to  have  begun  on  the  day  after  the  armistice,  but  plans 


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were  lacking  or  courage  failed.  The  unpreparedness  for  peace  was 
little  less  costly  than  unpreparedness  for  war. 

We  can  promise  no  one  remedy  which  will  cure  an  ill  of  such 
wide  proportions,  but  we  do  pledge  that  earnest  and  consistent  attack 
which  the  party  platform  covenants.  We  will  attempt  intelligent  and 
courageous  deflation,  and  strike  at  government  borrowing  which  en- 
larges the  evil,  and  we  will  attack  high  cost  of  government  with  every 
energy  and  facility  which  attend  Republican  capacity.  We  promise 
that  relief  which  will  attend  the  halting  of  waste  and  extravagance, 
and  the  renewal  of  the  practice  of  public  economy,  not  alone  because 
it  will  relieve  tax  burdens,  but  because  it  will  be  an  example  to  stimu- 
late thrift  and  economy  in  private  life. 

I  have  already  alluded  to  the  necessity  for  the  fullness  of  produc- 
tion, and  we  need  the  fullness  of  service  which  attends  the  exchange 
of  products.  Let  us  speak  the  irrefutable  truth — high  wages  and  re- 
duced cost  of  living  are  in  utter  contradiction  unless  we  have  the 
height  of  efficiency  for  wages  received. 

In  all  sincerity  we  promise  the  prevention  of  unreasonable  profits, 
we  challenge  profiteering  with  all  the  moral  force  and  the  legal  pow- 
ers of  government  and  people,  but  it  is  fair,  aye,  it  is  timely,  to  give 
reminder  that  law  is  not  the  sole  corrective  of  our  economic  ills. 

Let  us  call  to  all  the  people  for  thrift  and  economy,  for  denial  and 
sacrifice,  if  need  be,  for  a  nation-wide  drive  against  extravagance  and 
luxury,  to  a  recommittal  to  simplicity  of  living,  to  that  prudent  and 
normal  plan  of  life  which  is  the  health  of  the  Republic.  There  hasn't 
been  a  recovery  from  the  waste  and  abnormalities  of  war  since  the 
story  of  mankind  was  first  written,  except  through  work  and  saving, 
through  industry  and  denial,  while  needless  spending  and  heedless 
extravagance  have  marked  every  decay  in  the  history  of  nations. 
Give  the  assurance  of  that  rugged  simplicity  of  American  life  which 
marked  the  first  century  of  amazing  development,  and  this  generation 
may  underwrite  a  second  century  of  surpassing  accomplishment. 

The  Republican  Party  was  founded  by  farmers,  with  the  sensi- 
tive conscience  born  of  their  freedom  and  their  simple  lives.  These 
founders  sprang  from  the  farms  of  the  then  Middle  West.  Our  party 
has  never  failed  in  its  realization  that  agriculture  is  essentially  the 
foundation  of  our  very  existence,  and  it  has  ever  been  our  policy  pur- 
pose and  performance,  to  protect  and  promote  that  essential  industry. 

New  conditions,  which  attend  amazing  growth  and  extraordinary 
industrial  development,  call  for  a  new  and  forward-looking  program. 
The  American  farmer  had  a  hundred  and  twenty  millions  to  feed  in 
the  home  market,  and  heard  the  cry  of  the  world  for  food  and  an- 
swered it,  though  he  faced  an  appalling  task,  amid  handicaps  never 
encountered  before. 


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In  the  rise  of  price  levels  there  have  come  increased  appraisals  to 
his  acres  without  adding  to  their  value  in  fact,  but  which  do  add  to 
his  taxes  and  expenses  without  enhancing  his  returns.  His  helpers 
have  yielded  to  the  lure  of  shop  and  city,  until,  almost  alone,  he  has 
met  and  borne  the  burden  of  the  only  insistent  attempts  to  force 
down  prices.  It  challenges  both  the  wisdom  and  the  justice  of  arti- 
ficial drives  on  prices  to  recall  that  they  were  effective  almost  solely 
against  his  products  in  the  hands  of  the  producer,  and  never  effective 
against  the  same  products  in  passing  to  the  consumer.  Contemplat- 
ing the  defenselessness  of  the  individual  farmer  to  meet  the  organ- 
ized buyers  of  his  products,  and  the  distributors  of  the  things  the 
farmer  buys  I  hold  that  farmers  should  not  only  be  permitted  but 
encouraged  to  join  in  co-operative  association  to  reap  the  just  meas- 
ure of  reward  merited  by  their  arduous  toil.  Let  us  facilitate  co- 
operation to  insure  against  the  risks  attending  agriculture,  which  the 
urban  world  so  little  understands,  and  a  like  co-operation  to  market 
their  products  as  directly  as  possible  with  the  consumer,  in  the  in- 
terests of  all.  Upon  such  association  and  co-operation  should  be  laid 
only  such  restrictions  as  will  prevent  arbitrary  control  of  our  food 
supply  and  the  fixing  of  extortionate  price  upon  it. 

Our  platform  is  an  earnest  pledge  of  renewed  concern  for  this 
most  essential  and  elemental  industry,  and  in  both  appreciation  and 
interest  we  pledge  effective  expression  in  law  and  practice.  We  will 
hail  that  co-operation  which  again  will  make  profitable  and  desirable 
the  ownership  and  operation  of  comparatively  small  farms  intensively 
cultivated,  and  which  will  facilitate  the  caring  for  the  products  of 
farm  and  orchard  without  the  lamentable  waste  under  present  condi- 
tions. 

America  would  look  with  anxiety  on  the  discouragement  of  farm- 
ing activity,  either  through  the  Government's  neglect  or  its  paralysis 
by  socialistic  practices.  A  Republican  administration  will  be  com- 
mitted to  renewed  regard  for  agriculture,  and  seek  the  participation 
of  farmers  in  curing  the  ills  justly  complained  of,  and  aim  to  place 
the  American  farm  where  it  ought  to  be — highly  ranked  in  American 
activities  and  fully  sharing  the  highest  good  fortunes  of  American 
life. 

Becomingly  associated  with  this  subject  are  the  policies  of  irriga- 
tion and  reclamation,  so  essential  to  agricultural  expansion,  and  the 
continued  development  of  the  great  and  wonderful  West.  It  is  our 
purpose  to  continue  and  enlarge  Federal  aid,  not  in  sectional  par- 
tiality, but  for  the  good  of  all  America.  We  hold  to  that  harmony 
of  relationship  between  conservation  and  development  which  fittingly 
appraises  our  natural  resources  and  makes  them  available  to  develop- 
ing America  of  today,  and  still  holds  to  the  conserving  thought  for 
the  America  of  tomorrow. 


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The  Federal  Government's  relation  to  reclamation  and  develop- 
ment is  too  important  to  admit  of  ample  discussion  today.  Alaska, 
alone,  is  rich  in  resources  beyond  all  imagination,  and  needs  only 
closer  linking,  through  the  lines  of  transportation,  and  a  government 
policy  that  both  safeguards  and  encourages  development,  to  speed  it 
to  a  foremost  position  as  a  commonwealth,  rugged  in  citizenship  and 
rich  in  materialized  resources. 

These  things  I  can  only  mention.  Within  becoming  limits  one 
cannot  say  more.  Indeed,  for  the  present,  many  questions  of  vast 
importance  must  be  hastily  passed,  reserving  a  fuller  discussion  to 
suitable  occasion  as  the  campaign  advances. 

I  believe  the  budget  system  will  effect  a  necessary,  helpful  re- 
formation, and  reveal  business  methods  to  government  business. 

I  believe  Federal  department  should  be  made  more  business-like 
and  send  back  to  productive  effort  thousands  of  Federal  employees, 
who  are  either  duplicating  work  or  not  essential  at  all. 

I  believe  in  the  protective  tariff  policy  and  know  we  will  be  call- 
ing for  its  saving  Americanism  again. 

I  believe  in  a  great  merchant  marine — I  would  have  this  Republic 
the  leading  maritime  nation  of  the  world. 

I  believe  in  a  navy  ample  to  protect  it,  and  able  to  assure  us  de- 
pendable defense. 

I  believe  in  a  small  army,  but  best  in  the  world,  with  a  mind- 
fulness  for  preparedness  which  will  avoid  the  unutterable  cost  of  our 
previous  neglect. 

I  believe  in  our  eminence  in  trade  abroad,  which  the  Government 
should  aid  in  expanding,  both  in  revealing  markets  and  speeding 
cargoes. 

I  believe  in  established  standards  for  immigration,  which  are  con- 
cerned with  the  future  citizenship  of  the  republic,  not  with  mere  man- 
power in  industry. 

I  believe  that  every  man  who  dons  the  garb  of  American  citizen- 
ship and  walks  in  the  light  of  American  opportunity,  must  become 
American  in  heart  and  soul. 

I  believe  in  holding  fast  to  every  forward  step  in  unshackling 
child-labor  and  elevating  conditions  of  woman's  employment. 

I  believe  the  Federal  Government  should  stamp  out  lynching  and 
remove  that  stain  from  the  fair  name  of  America. 

I  believe  the  Federal  Government  should  give  its  effective  aid  in 
solving  the  problem  of  ample  and  becoming  housing  of  its  citizenship. 

I  believe  this  Government  should  make  its  Liberty  and  Victory 
bonds  worth  all  that  its  patriotic  citizens  paid  in  purchasing  them. 

I  believe  the  tax  burdens  imposed  for  the  war  emergency  must 
be  revised  to  the  needs  of  peace,  and  in  the  interest  of  equity  in  dis- 
tribution of  the  burden. 


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I  believe  the  Negro  citizens  of  America  should  be  guaranteed  the 
enjoyment  of  all  their  rights,  that  they  have  earned  the  full  measure 
of  citizenship  bestowed,  that  their  sacrifices  in  blood  on  the  battle- 
fields of  the  Republic  have  entitled  them  to  all  of  freedom  and  oppor- 
tunity, all  of  sympathy  and  aid  that  the  American  spirit  of  fairness 
and  justice  demands. 

I  believe  there  is  an  easy  and  open  path  to  righteous  relationship 
with  Mexico.  It  has  seemed  to  me  that  our  undeveloped,  uncertain 
and  infirm  policy  has  made  us  a  culpable  party  to  the  governmental 
misfortunes  in  that  land.  Our  relations  ought  to  be  both  friendly  and 
sympathetic;  we  would  like  to  acclaim  a  stable  government  there,  and 
offer  a  neighborly  hand  in  pointing  the  way  to  greater  progress.  It 
will  be  simple  to  have  a  plain  and  neighborly  understanding,  merely 
an  understanding  about  respecting  our  borders,  about  protecting  the 
lives  and  possessions  of  Americans  citizens  lawfully  within  the  Mexi- 
can dominions.  There  must  be  that  understanding,  else  there  can  be 
no  recognition,  and  then  the  understanding  must  be  faithfully  kept. 

Many  of  these  declarations  deserve  a  fuller  expression,  with  some 
suggestions  of  plans  to  emphasize  the  faith.  Such  expression  will  fol- 
low in  due  time,  I  promise  you. 

I  believe  in  law-enforcement.  If  elected  I  mean  to  be  a  constitu- 
tional President,  and  it  is  impossible  to  ignore  the  Constitution,  un- 
thinkable to  evade  the  law,  when  our  every  committal  is  to  orderly 
government.  People  ever  will  differ  about  the  wisdom  of  the  enact- 
ment of  a  law — there  is  divided  opinion  respecting  the  Eighteenth 
Amendment  and  the  laws  enacted  to  make  it  operative — but  there  can 
be  no  difference  of  opinion  about  honest  law-enforcement. 

Neither  government  nor  party  can  afford  to  cheat  the  American 
people.  The  laws  of  Congress  must  harmonize  with  the  Constitution, 
else  they  soon  are  adjudged  to  be  void;  Congress  enacts  the  laws,  and 
the  executive  branch  of  the  Government  is  charged  with  enforcement. 
We  cannot  nullify  because  of  divided  opinion,  we  cannot  jeopardize 
orderly  government  with  contempt  for  law-enforcement.  Modifica- 
tion or  repeal  is  the  right  of  a  free  people  whenever  the  deliberate 
and  intelligent  public  sentiment  commands,  but  perversion  and  eva- 
sion mark  the  paths  to  the  failure  of  government  itself. 

Though  not  in  any  partisan  sense,  I  must  speak  of  the  services  of 
the  men  and  women  who  rallied  to  the  colors  of  the  Republic  in  the 
World  War.  America  realizes  and  appreciates  the  services  rendered, 
the  sacrifices  made  and  the  sufferings  endured.  There  shall  be  no 
distinction  between  those  who  knew  the  perils  and  glories  of  the 
battle-front  or  the  dangers  of  the  sea,  and  those  who  were  compelled 
to  serve  behind  the  lines,  or  those  who  constituted  the  great  reserve 
of  a  grand  army  which  awaited  the  call  in  camps  at  home. 


ACCEPTANCE  271 

All  were  brave,  all  were  sacrificing,  all  were  sharers  of  those 
ideals  which  sent  our  boys  thrice-armed  to  war.  Worthy  sons  and 
daughters,  these,  fit  successors  to  those  who  christened  our  banners 
in  the  immortal  beginning,  worthy  sons  of  those  who  saved  the  Union 
and  nationality  when  Civil  War  wiped  the  ambiguity  from  the  Con- 
stitution, ready  sons  of  those  who  drew  the  sword  for  humanity's 
sake  the  first  time  in  the  world,  in  1898. 

The  four  million  defenders  on  land  and  sea  were  worthy  of  the 
best  traditions  of  a  people  never  warlike  in  peace  and  never  pacifist  in 
war.  They  commanded  our  pride,  they  have  our  gratitude,  which 
must  have  genuine  expression.  It  is  not  only  a  duty,  it  is  a  privilege, 
to  see  that  the  sacrifices  made  shall  be  requited,  and  that  those  still 
suffering  from  casualties  and  disabilities  shall  be  abundantly  aided, 
and  restored  to  the  highest  capabilities  of  citizenship  and  its  enjoy- 
ment. . 

The  womanhood  of  America,  always  its  glory,  its  inspiration,  and 
the  potent  uplifting  force  in  its  social  and  spiritual  development,  is 
about  to  be  enfranchised.  Insofar  as  Congress  can  go,  the  fact  is 
already  accomplished.  By  party  edict,  by  my  recorded  vote,  by  per- 
sonal conviction,  I  am  committed  to  this  measure  of  justice.  It  is  my 
earnest  hope,  my  sincere  desire  that  the  one  needed  State  vote  be 
quickly  recorded  in  the  affirmation  of  the  right  of  equal  suffrage  and 
that  the  vote  of  every  citizen  shall  be  cast  and  counted  in  the  ap- 
proaching election. 

Let  us  not  share  the  apprehensions  of  many  men  and  women  as 
to  the  danger  of  this  momentous  extension  of  the  franchise.  Women 
have  never  been  without  influence  in  our  political  life.  Enfranchise- 
ment will  bring  to  the  polls  the  votes  of  citizens  who  have  been  born 
upon  our  soil,  or  who  have  sought  in  faith  and  assurance  the  freedom 
and  opportunities  of  our  land.  It  will  bring  the  women  educated  in 
our  schools,  trained  in  our  customs  and  habits  of  thought,  and  sharers 
of  pur  problems.  It  will  bring  the  alert  mind,  the  awakened  con- 
science, the  sure  intuition,  the  abhorrence  of  tyranny  or  oppression, 
the  wide  and  tender  sympathy  that  distinguish  the  women  of  America. 
Surely  there  can  be  no  danger  there. 

And  to  the  great  number  of  noble  women  who  have  opposed  in  con- 
viction this  tremendous  change  in  the  ancient  relation  of  the  sexes  as 
applied  to  government,  I  venture  to  plead  that  they  will  accept  the 
full  responsibility  of  enlarged  citizenship,  and  give  to  the  best  in  the 
Republic  their  suffrage  and  support. 

Much  has  been  said  of  late  about  world  ideals,  but  I  prefer  to 
think  of  the  ideal  for  America.  I  like  to  think  there  is  something 
more  than  the  patriotism  and  practical  wisdom  of  the  founding 
fathers.  It  is  good  to  believe  that  maybe  destiny  held  this  New 


272  ACCEPTANCE 

World  Republic  to  be  the  supreme  example  of  representative  democ- 
racy and  orderly  liberty  by  which  humanity  is  inspired  to  higher 
achievement.  It  is  idle  to  think  we  have  attained  perfection,  but  there 
is  the  satisfying  knowledge  that  we  hold  orderly  processes  for  making 
our  government  reflect  the  heart  and  mind  of  the  Republic.  Ours  is 
not  only  a  fortunate  people  but  a  very  common-sensical  people,  with 
vision  high,  but  their  feet  on  the  earth,  with  belief  in  themselves  and 
faith  in  God.  Whether  enemies  threaten  from  without  or  menaces 
arise  from  within,  there  is  some  indefinable  voice  saying,  "Have  con- 
fidence in  the  Republic!  America  will  go  on!" 

Here  is  a  temple  of  liberty  no  storms  may  shake,  here  are  the 
altars  of  freedom  no  passions  shall  destroy.  It  was  American  in  con- 
ception, American  in  its  building,  it  shall  be  American  in  the  fulfill- 
ment. Sectional  once,  we  are  all  American  now,  and  we  mean  to  be 
all  Americans  to  all  the  world.  • 

Mr.  Chairman,  members  of  the  committee,  my  countrymen  all: 
I  would  not  be  my  natural  self  if  I  did  not  utter  my  consciousness  of 
my  limited  ability  to  meet  your  full  expectations,  or  to  realize  the 
aspirations  within  my  own  breast,  but  I  will  gladly  give  all  that  is 
in  me,  all  of  heart,  soul  and  mind  and  abiding  love  of  country,  to 
service  in  our  common  cause.  I  can  only  pray  to  the  Omnipotent 
God  that  I  may  be  as  worthy  in  service  as  I  know  myself  to  be  faith- 
ful in  thought  and  purpose.  One  can  not  give  more. 

Mindful  of  the  vast  responsibilities,  I  must  be  frankly  humble,  but 
I  have  that  confidence  in  the  consideration  and  support  of  all  true 
Americans  which  makes  me  wholly  unafraid.  With  an  unalterable 
faith  and  in  a  hopeful  spirit,  with  a  hymn  of  service  in  my  heart,  I 
pledge  fidelity  to  our  country  and  to  God,  and  accept  the  nomination 
of  the  Republican  Party  for  the  Presidency  of  the  United  States. 


ADDRESS  OF  GOVERNOR  EDWIN  P.  MORROW 
OF  KENTUCKY 

Notifying  Gov.  Coolidge  of  His  Nomination 
for  the  Vice-Presidency 

•Governor  Coolidge : 

As  a  committee  representing  the  Republican  Party,  we  are  here  to 
•discharge  the  altogether  pleasing  and  honorable  duty  of  giving  you  for- 
mal notification  of  your  nomination  by  the  Republican  Party  for  the 
high  office  of  Vice-President  of  the  Republic.  This  nomination  is  ten- 
dered you  as  the  spontaneous  and  overwhelming  wish  of  your  party. 
The  West  called  to  the  East — North  and  South  heard  the  call,  and  the 
Xation  made  answer.  The  Republic  has  faith  in  Massachusetts,  and  its 
sons  and  daughters  have  full  and  unswerving  confidence  in  the  known 
character,  demonstrated  capacity,  and  the  tried  and  proven  courage  of 
Massachusetts  chief  executive. 

\Ve  are  met  on  sacred  soil — hallowed  by  the  memory  of  sacrifice 
and  service  in  the  cause  of  liberty,  the  formation  of  representative  gov- 
ernment, and  the  establishment  and  perpetuation  of  our  free  institutions. 
Today,  as  children  of  the  heritage,  we  make  grateful  acknowledgment 
to  the  old  State  that  gave  to  the  annals  of  freedom  Lexington,  Concord, 
Bunker  Hill  and  Boston  Commons.  Irr  this  hour  so  vital  to  our  future 
as  a  great  free  people — in  this  hour  of  strange  beliefs  and  far,  far  drift- 
ings  from  the  old  known  landmarks  of  national  policy,  it  is  altogether 
well  and  peculiarly  fitting  that  here  at  this  fountain  of  American  inspira- 
tion we,  who  hold  all  from  those  who  gave  all,  should  rededicate  and 
reconsecrate  "our  lives,  our  fortunes  and  our  sacred  honor"  to  the  pre- 
servation of  those  principles  with  which,  and  for  which,  the  nation  was 
born,  and  that  we  solemnly  determine  that  the  heritage  which  has  made 
us  free,  independent  and  prosperous  shall  not  be  bartered  for  a  mess  of 
unknown  pottage. 

Sir,  you  are  called  to  serve  your  country  in  a  time  of  your  country's 
need.  At  home  grave  economic,  industrial,  social  and  governmental 
problems  have  too  long  in  the  past,  and  now  continue  to,  press  for  and 
demand  solution,  and  upon  their  proper  solution  depends  the  prosperity, 
security,  commercial  and  financial  welfare  of  our  people.  But,  confronted 
.-at  home  with  high  duties  and  most  serious  responsibilities,  the  present 

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274  NOTIFICATION 

national  administration,  entrusted  with  the  great  powers  of  government, 
has  halted  and  hesitated  and  blundered,  while  it  bent  all  of  its  energies 
and  all  of  its  stubborn  determination  upon  the  task  of  fastening  upon 
our  country  all  of  the  ills  of  the  world.  The  President  and  all  those 
who  in  the  past  have  bowed  to  his  will,  and  he  whom  he  has  covered 
with  his  mantle,  committed  to  his  policies,  and  whom  he  now  seeks  to 
place  in  his  stead,  have  for  more  than  a  year,  and  now,  seek  to  strip 
us  of  our  nationalism,  by  clothing  the  Nation  in  the  multicolored  gar- 
ments of  internationalism,  to  take  from  us  our  sovereignty  by  surrender- 
ing to  a  super-sovereignty — and  so,  through  a  League  of  Nations  to  bind 
us  to  the  blood  feuds  of  Europe,  to  make  us  the  guarantors  of  shift- 
ing, vanishing  boundary-lines  to  the  ends  of  earth,  and  to  involve  us 
in  the  greed  and  strife  and  confusion  of  the  old  world.  In  such  a  time, 
and  with  such  issues  confronting  us,  you  are  called  to  the  co-leadership 
of  a  great  party.  In  you  is  reposed  the  confidence  of  your  fellow  citi- 
zens— the  full  trust  of  patriotic  men  and  women  who  believe  in  your 
unswerving  devotion  to  America,  and  in  your  capacity  to  lead  the  fight 
of  the  right  .for  the  preservation  of  representative  government  under 
the  charter  of  our  ancient  liberties,  and  who  believe  that  when  entrusted 
with  great  power  you  will  seek  always  and  everywhere  the  restoration 
of  prosperity,  confidence,  and  certainty  at  home,  and  the  maintenance 
of  national  honor,  and  dignity  abroad.  In  the  coming  campaign,  and 
in  the  administration  to  follow,  you  are  to  serve  as  the  altogether 
worthy  and  acceptable  associate  of  our  party's  leader.  He  has  spoken 
clearly,  bravely  and  convincingly.  His  voice  rings  now  like  a  bugle 
through  the  land.  We  now  await,  your  message,  convinced  that  it  will 
be  in  full  accord  with  the  time-honored,  time-proven  policies  of  the 
Republican  Party,  and  that  it  will  proclaim  our  party's  principles  of 
service  to  the  Nation  and  its  people.  When  you  have  spoken,  America 
will  know  that  Captain  and  Mate  have  turned  the  old  Ship  of  State 
from  her  wanderings, — Home — Home  to  the  needs  of  the  hour — Home 
to  keep  all  and  to  save  all  that  the  past  gave,  and  which  the  future 
promises, — Home  to  solve  our  problems  here,  and  to  fulfill  as  we  have 
always  done,  our  full  share  of  world  responsibility.  Wishing  you  God- 
speed on  this  voyage  throughout  the  land,  today  millions  of  patriots 
with  one  accord,  exclaim: 

"In   spite   of   rock   and   tempest's    roar, 

In  spite  of  false  lights  on  the  shore; 
Sail  on,  nor  fear  to  breast  the  sea  ; 

Our  hearts,  our  hopes,  our  prayers  and  cheers, 
Are  all  with   thee,  are  all  with  thee." 


GOVERNOR  COOLIDGE'S  REPLY 

Governor  Morrow  and  Members  of  the  Notification  Committee: 

To  your  now  formal  notification  I  respond  with  formal  acceptance. 
Your  presence  tells  me  of  a  leader  and  a  cause;  a  leader  in  Warren  G. 
Harding,  the  united  choice  of  a  united  party,  a  statesman  of  ability, 
seasoned  by  experience,  a  fitting  representative  of  the  common  aspira- 
tions of  his  fellow  citizens,  wise  enough  to  seek  counsel,  great  enough  to 
recognize  merit,  and  in  all  things  a  stalwart  American;  the  cause  of  our 
common  country,  as  declared  in  the  platform  of  the  Republican  Party, 
the  defence  of  our  institutions  from  every  assault,  the  restoration  of 
constitutional  government,  the  maintenance  of  law  and  order,  the  relief 
of  economic  distress,  the  encouragement  of  industry  and  agriculture,  the 
enactment  of  humanitarian  laws,  the  defence  of  the  rights  of  our  citi- 
zens everywhere,  the  rehabilitation  of  this  nation  in  the  estimation  of  all 
peoples,  under  an  agreement,  meeting  our  every  duty,  to  preserve  the 
peace  of  the  world,  always  with  unyielding  Americanism — under  such  a 
leader,  such  a  cause,  I  serve. 

No  one  in  public  life  can  be  oblivious  to  the  organized  efforts  to 
undermine  the  faith  of  our  people  in  their  government,  foment,  discord, 
aggravate  industrial  strife,  stifle  production,  and  ultimately  stir  up  revo- 
lution. These  efforts  are  a  great  public  menace,  not  through  danger  of 
success,  but  through  the  great  amount  of  harm  they  can  do  if  ignored. 
The  first  duty  of  the  government  is  to  repress  them,  punishing  wilful 
violations  of  law,  turning  the  full  light  of  publicity  on  all  abuses  of  the 
right  of  assembly  and  of  free  speech ;  and  it  is  the  first  duty  of  the  pub- 
lic and  press  to  expose  false  doctrines  and  answer  seditious  arguments. 
American  institutions  can  stand  discussion  and  criticism,  only  if  those 
who  know  bear  for  them  the  testimony  of  the  truth.  Such  repression  and 
such  testimony  should  be  forthcoming,  that  the  uninformed  may  come  to 
a  full  realization  that  these  seditious  efforts  are  not  for  their  welfare, 
but  for  their  complete  economic  and  political  destruction. 

To  a  free  people  the  most  reactionary  experience,  short  of  revolution, 
is  war.  In  order  to  organize  and  conduct  military  operations  a  rever- 
sion to  an  autocratic  method  of  government  is  absolutely  necessary.  In 
our  own  case  it  was  no  less  autocratic  because  voluntarily  established  by 
the  people.  It  was  a  wise  and  successful  process  for  the  purpose  of  win- 
ning the  victory  of  freedom,  to  which  all  else  was  a  secondary  consid- 
eration. But  voluntary  autocracy  was  established  temporarily  that  free- 
dom might  be  established  permanently.  Men  submitted  their  persons  and 
their  property  to  the  complete  dictation  of  the  government  that  they 
might  conquer  an  impending  peril. 

This  has  always  been  fraught  with  the  gravest  dangers.  It  is  along 
this  path  that  rides  the  man  on  horseback.  Avarice  for  power  finds  many 

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276  ACCEPTANCE 

reasons  for  continuing  arbitrary  action  after  the  cause  for  which  it  was 
granted  has  been  removed. 

The  government  of  the  United  States  was  not  established  for  the 
continued  prosecution,  or  the  perpetual  preparation,  of  all  its  resources 
for  war.  It  has  been  and  intends  to  be  a  nation  devoted  to  the  arts  of 
peace.  Fundamentally  considered,  its  abiding  purpose  has  been  the 
recognition  of  the  rights  and  the  development  of  the  individual.  This 
great  purpose  has  been  accomplished  through  self-government.  To  the 
individual  has  been  left  power  and  responsibility,  the  foundation  for  the 
rule  of  the  people.  In  time  of  emergency  these  are  surrendered  to  the 
government  in  return  for  providing  the  necessaries  of  life,  and  national 
safety.  But  these  are  and  must  be  temporary  expedients,  if  we  are  to 
keep  our  form  of  government,  and  maintain  the  supreme  purpose  of 
Americans. 

The  greatest  need  of  the  nation  at  the  present  time  is  to  be  rescued 
from  all  the  reactions  of  the  war.  The  chief  task  that  lies  before  us  is 
to  repossess  the  people  of  their  government  and  their  property.  We  want 
to  return  to  a  thoroughly  peace  basis  because  that  is  the  fundamental 
American  basis.  Unless  the  government  and  property  of  the  nation  are 
in  the  hands  of  the  people,  and  there  to  stay  as  their  permanent  abiding 
place,  self-government  ends  and  the  hope  of  America  goes  down  in  ruins. 
This  need  is  transcendent. 

The  government  of  the  nation  is  in  the  hands  of  the  people,  when 
it  is  administered  in  accordance  with  the  spirit  of  the  Constitution,  which 
they  have  adopted  and  ratified,  and  which  measures  the  powers  they 
have  granted  to  their  public  officers,  in  all  its  branches,  where  the  func- 
tions and  duties  of  the  three  co-ordinate  branches,  executive,  legislative, 
judicial,  are  separate  and  distinct  and  neither  one  directly  or  indirectly 
exercises  any  of  the  functions  of  either  of  the  others.  Such  a  practice 
and  such  a  government  under  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  it  is 
the  purpose  of  our  party  to  re-establish  and  maintain.  All  authority  must 
be  exercised  by  those  to  whom  it  is  constitutionally  entrusted,  without 
dictation,  and  with  responsibility  only  to  those  who  have  bestowed  it, 
the  people. 

The  property  of  the  nation  is  in  the  hands  of  the  people  when  it  is 
under  their  ownership  and  control.  It  is  true  that  the  control  of  a 
part  of  the  property  taken  for  war  purposes  has  been  returned,  but  there 
hangs  over  private  enterprise  still  the  menace  of  seizure,  blighting  in  its 
effect,  paralyzing  in  its  result,  to  the  public  detriment.  But  it  matters  not 
whether  property  can  be  taken  by  seizure,  or  through  the  process  of  taxa- 
tion for  extravagant  and  unnecessary  expenditures,  there  should  be  an 
end  to  both  operations.  The  reason  is  plain.  Ultimately  the  control  of 
the  resources  of  the  people  is  control  of  the  people.  Either  the  people 
must  own  the  government  or  the  government  will  own  the  people.  To 


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sustain  a  government  of  the  people  there  must  be  maintained  a  property 
of  the  people.  There  can  be  no  political  independence  without  economic 
independence. 

Another  source  of  the  gravest  public  concern  has  been  the  reaction- 
ary tendency  to  substitute  private  will  for  the  public  will.  Instead  of 
inquiring  what  the  law  was  and  then  rendering  it  full  obedience,  there 
has  been  a  disposition  on  the  part  of  some  individuals  and  of  groups  to 
inquire  whether  they  liked  the  law,  and  if  not,  to  disregard  it,  seek  to 
override  it,  suspend  it,  and  prevent  its  execution,  sometimes  by  the 
method  of  direct  action,  for  the  purpose  of  securing  their  own  selfish 
ends. 

The  observance  of  the  law  is  the  greatest  solvent  of  public  ills.  Men 
speak  of  natural  rights,  but  I  challenge  any  one  to  show  where  in  nature 
any  rights  ever  existed  or  were  recognized  until  there  was  established 
for  their  declaration  and  protection  a  duly  promulgated  body  of  cor- 
responding laws.  The  march  of  civilization  has  been  ever  under  the  pro- 
tecting aegis  of  the  law.  It  is  the  strong  defence  of  the  weak,  the  ever- 
present  refuge  of  innocence,  a  mighty  fortress  of  the  righteous.  One 
with  the  law  is  a  majority.  While  the  law  is  observed  the  progress  of 
civilization  will  continue.  When  such  observance  ceases,  chaos  and  the 
ancient  night  of  despotism  will  come  again.  Liberty  goes  unsupported 
or  relies  in  its  entirety  on  the  maintenance  of  order  and  the  execution 
of  the  law. 

There  is  yet  another  manifest  disposition  which  has  preyed  on  the 
weakness  of  the  race  from  its  infancy,  denounced  alike  by  the  letter  and 
the  spirit  of  the  Constitution,  and  repugnant  to  all  that  is  American,  the 
attempt  to  create  class  distinctions.  In  its  full  development  this  means 
the  caste  system,  wherein  such  civilization  as  exists  is  rigidly  set,  and 
that  elasticity  so  necessary  for  progress,  and  that  recognition  of  equality 
which  has  been  the  aim  and  glory  of  our  institutions,  are  destroyed  and 
denied.  Society  to  advance  must  be  not  a  dead  form  but  a  living  organ- 
ism, plastic,  inviting  progress.  There  are  no  classes  here.  There  are 
different  occupations  and  different  stations,  certainly  there  can  be  no 
class  of  employer  and  employed.  All  true  Americans  are  working  for 
each  other,  exchanging  the  results  of  the  efforts  of  hand  and  brain 
wrought  through  the  unconsumed  efforts  of  yesterday,  which  we  call 
capital,  all  paying  and  being  paid  by  each  other,  serving  and  being 
served.  To  do  otherwise  is  to  stand  disgraced  and  alien  to  our  institu- 
tions. This  means  that  government  must  look  at  the  part  in  the  light 
of  the  whole,  that  legislation  must  be  directed  not  for  private  interest  but 
for  public  welfare,  and  that  thereby  alone  will  each  of  our  citizens  find_ 
their  greatest  accomplishment  and  success. 

If   the  great  conflict   has   disturbed  our   political   conditions   it  has 
caused  an  upheaval  in  our  economic  relations.     The  mounting  prices  of 


278  ACCEPTANCE 

all  sorts  of  commodities  has  put  a  well  nigh  unbearable  burden  on  every 
home.  Much  of  this  is  beyond  relief  from  law,  but  forces  of  the  gov- 
ernment can  and  must  afford  a  considerable  remedy. 

The  most  obvious  place  to  begin  retrenching  is  by  eliminating  the 
extravagance  of  the  government  itself.  In  this  the  Congress  has  made  a 
commendable  beginning,  but  although  the  Congress  makes  the  appropria- 
tions, the  departments  make  the  expenditures  which  are  not  under  legis- 
lative but  executive  control.  The  extravagant  standards  bred  of  recent 
years  must  be  eliminated.  This  should  show  immediately  in  reduced 
taxation.  The  great  breeder  of  public  and  private  extravagance,  the  ex- 
cess profits  tax,  should  be  revised  and  recourse  had  to  customs  taxes  on 
imports,  one  of  the  most  wholesome  of  all  means  of  raising  revenue,  for 
it  is  voluntary  in  effect,  and  taxes  consumption  rather  than  production. 
It  should  be  laid  according  to  the  needs  of  a  creditor  nation,  for  the  pro- 
tection of  the  public,  with  a  purpose  to  render  us  both  economically  and 
defensively  independent. 

A  revision  of  taxation  must  be  accompanied  with  a  reduction  of  that 
private  extravagance  which  the  returns  from  luxury  taxes  reveal  as  sur- 
passing all  comprehension.  Waiving  the  moral  effect,  the  economic  effect 
of  such  extravagance  is  to  withdraw  needed  capital  and  labor  from 
essential  industries,  greatly  increasing  the  public  distress  and  unrest. 

There  has  been  profiteering.  It  should  be  punished  because  it  is 
wrong.  But  it  is  idle  to  look  to  such  action  for  relief.  This  class  profit 
by  scarcity,  but  they  do  not  cause  it. 

As  every  one  knows  now,  the  difficulty  is  caused  by  a  scarcity  of  ma- 
terial, an  abundance  of  money,  and  insufficient  production.  The  govern- 
ment must  reduce  the  amount  of  money  as  fast  as  it  can  without  cur- 
tailing necessary  credits.  Production  must  be  increased.  All  easy  to  say 
but  difficult  of  accomplishment. 

One  of  the  chief  hindrances  to  production  is  lack  of  adequate  rail- 
road facilities.  Transportation  must  be  re-established.  A  few  glaring 
instances  in  the  past  of  improper  management  joined  with  an  improper 
public  attitude  thereby  created,  wrought  great  harm  to  our  railroads. 
Government  operation  left  them  disintegrated,  disorganized,  and  demor- 
alized. On  their  service  depends  agriculture  and  industry,  the  entire 
public  welfare.  They  must  be  provided  with  credit  and  capital  and  given 
the  power  to  serve.  This  can  only  be  done  by  removing  them  from 
speculation,  restoring  their  prosperity  by  increased  revenues  where  nec- 
essary, thereby  re-establishing  them  in  the  confidence  of  the  investing 
public.'  Their  employees  must  be  compensated  in  accordance  with  the 
great  importance  of  the  service  they  render.  The  whole  railroad  opera- 
tion must  be  restored  to  public  confidence  by  public  support. 

There  must  be  a  different  public  attitude  toward  industry,  a  larger 
comprehension  of  the  interdependence  of  capital,  management,  and  labor, 


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and  better  facilities  for  the  prompt  and  reasonable  adjustment  of  indus- 
trial disputes.  It  is  well  to  remember,  too,  that  high  prices  produce  their 
own  remedy  under  the  law  of  supply  and  demand.  Already  in  the  great 
leather  and  woolen  industries  there  is  a  recession  in  the  basic  elements 
which  must  soon  be  reflected  in  retail  prices.  When  buying  stops  prices 
come  down. 

This  condition  has  borne  with  especial  severity  on  the  agricultural 
interests  of  the  nation.  To  cope  with  it  the  farmers  need  an  enlarged 
power  of  organization  whereby  the  original  producer  may  profit  to  a 
larger  degree  by  the  high  prices  paid  for  his  produce  by  the  ultimate 
consumer,  and  at  the  same  time  decrease  the  cost  of  food.  The  eco- 
nomic strength  of  a  country  rests  on  the  farm.  Industrial  activity  is  de- 
pendent upon  it.  It  replenishes  the  entire  life  of  the  nation.  Agricul- 
ture is  entitled  to  be  suitably  rewarded  and  on  its  encouragement  and 
success  will  depend  upon  the  production  of  a  food  supply  large  enough  to 
meet  the  public  needs  at  reasonable  cost. 

But  all  these  difficulties  depend  for  final  solution  on  the  character 
and  moral  force  of  the  nation.  Unless  these  forces  abound  and  manifest 
themselves  in  work  done  there  is  no  real  remedy. 

There  has  been  a  great  deal  of  misconception  as  to  what  was  won 
by  the  victory  in  France.  That  victory  will  not  be  found  to  be  a  substi- 
tute for  further  human  effort  and  endeavor.  It  did  not  create  magic 
resources  out  of  which  wages  could  be  paid  that  were  not  earned,  or 
profits  be  made  without  corresponding  service,  it  did  not  overcome  any 
natural  law,  it  did  conquer  an  artificial  thralldom  sought  to  be  imposed 
on  mankind  and  establish  for  all  the  earth  a  new  freedom  and  a  larger 
liberty.  But  that  does  not,  cannot,  mean  less  responsibility,  it  means 
more  responsibility,  and  until  the  people  of  this  nation  understand  and 
accept  this  increased  responsibility  and  meet  it  with  increased  effort  there 
will  be  no  relief  from  the  present  economic  burdens. 

In  all  things  a  return  to  a  peace  basis  does  not  mean  the  basis  of 
1914.  That  day  is  gone.  It  means  a  peace  basis  of  the  present,  higher, 
nobler,  because  of  the  sacrifices  made  and  the  duties  assumed.  It  is  not 
a  retreat,  it  is  a  new  summons  to  advance. 

Diminishing  resources  warn  us  of  the  necessity  of  conservation.  The 
public  domain  is  the  property  of  the  public.  It  is  held  in  trust  for 
present  and  future  generations.  The  material  resources  of  our  country 
are  great,  very  great,  but  they  are  not  inexhaustible.  They  are  becom- 
ing more  and  more  valuable  and  more  and  more  necessary  to  the  public 
welfare.  It  is  not  wise  either  to  withhold  water  power,  reservoir  sites, 
and  mineral  deposits  from  development  or  to  deny  a  reasonable  profit  to 
such  operations.  But  these  natural  resources  are  not  to  be  turned  over 
to  speculation  to  the  detriment  of  the  public.  Such  a  policy  would  soon 
remove  these  resources  from  public  control  and  the  result  would  be  that 


280  ACCEPTANCE 

soon  the  people  would  be  paying  tribute  to  private  greed.  Conservation 
does  not  desire  to  retard  development.  It  permits  it  and  encourages  it. 
It  is  a  desire  honestly  to  administer  the  public  domain.  The  time  has 
passed  when  public  franchises  and  public  grants  can  be  used  for  private 
speculation. 

Whenever  in  the  future  this  nation  undertakes  to  assess  its  strength 
and  resources,  the  largest  item  will  be  the  roll  of  those  who  served  her 
in  every  patriotic  capacity  in  the  world  war.  There  are  those  who  bore 
the  civil  tasks  of  that  great  undertaking,  often  at  heavy  sacrifices,  always 
with  the  disinterested  desire  to  serve  their  country.  There  are  those 
who  wore  the  uniform.  The  presence  of  the  living,  the  example  of  the 
dead,  will  ever  be  a  standing  guaranty  of  the  stability  of  our  republic. 
From  their  rugged  virtue  springs  a  never-ending  obligation  to  hold  un- 
impaired the  principles  established  by  their  victory.  Honor  is  theirs 
forevermore. 

Duty  compels  that  those  promises,  so  freely  made,  that  out  of  their 
sacrifices  they  should  have  a  larger  life,  be  speedily  redeemed.  Care  of 
dependents,  relief  from  distress,  restoration  from  infirmity,  provision  for 
education,  honorable  preferment  in  the  public  service,  a  helping  hand 
everywhere,  are  theirs  not  as  a  favor  but  by  right.  They  have  conquered 
the  claim  to  suitable  recognition  in  all  things.  The  nation  which  forgets 
its  defenders  will  be  itself  forgotten. 

Our  country  has  a  heart  as  well  as  a  head.  It  is  social  as  well  as 
individual.  It  has  a  broad  and  extending  sympathy.  It  looks  with  the 
deepest  concern  to  the  welfare  of  those  whom  adversity  still  holds  at  the 
gateways  of  the  all-inclusive  American  opportunity.  Conscious  that  our 
resources  have  now  reached  a  point  where  there  is  an  abundance  for  all, 
we  are  determined  that  no  imposition  shall  hereafter  restrain  the  worthy 
their  heritage.  There  will  be,  can  be,  no  escape  from  the  obligation  of 
the  strong  to  bear  the  burdens  of  civilization,  but  the  weak  must  be  aided 
to  become  strong.  Ample  opportunity  for  education  at  public  expense, 
reasonable  hours  of  employment  always  under  sanitary  conditions,  a 
fair  and  always  a  living  wage  for  faithful  work,  healthful  living  condi- 
tions, childhood  and  motherhood,  cherished,  honored,  rescued  from  the 
grasp  of  all  selfishness  and  rededicated  to  the  noblest  aspiration  of  the 
race,  these  are  not  socialistic  vagaries  but  the  mark  of  an  advancing 
American  civilization,  revealed  in  larger  social  justice,  tempered  with 
an  abounding  mercy.  In  this  better  appreciation  of  humanity  the  war 
carried  the  nation  forward  to  a  new  position,  which  it  is  our  solemn 
duty  not  only  to  maintain  but  amplify  and  extend. 

There  is  especially  due  to  the  colored  race  a  more  general  recognition 
of  their  constitutional  rights.  Tempted  with  disloyalty  they  remained 
loyal,  serving  in  the  military  forces  with  distinction,  obedient  to  the  draft 
to  the  extent  of  hundreds  of  thousands,  investing  $1  out  of  every  $5  they 


ACCEPTANCE  281 

possessed  in  Liberty  Bonds,  surely  they  hold  the  double  title  of  citizen- 
ship, by  birth  and  by  conquest,  to  be  relieved  from  all  imposition,  to  be 
defended  from  lynching,  and  to  be  freely  granted  equal  opportunities. 

Equal  suffrage  for  which  I  have  always  voted  is  coming.  It  is  not 
a  party  question,  although  nearly  six-sevenths  of  the  ratifying  legisla- 
tures have  been  Republican.  The  Party  stands  pledged  to  use  its  en- 
deavor to  hasten  ratification,  which  I  trust  will  be  at  once  accomplished. 

There  are  many  domestic  questions  which  I  cannot  discuss  here,  their 
solution  is  amply  revealed  in  the  platform,  such  as  merchant  marine,  an 
adequate  army  anti  navy,  the  establishment  of  a  Department  of  Public 
Works,  support  of  the  classified  civil  service  laws,  provision  for  public 
waterways  and  highways,  a  budget  system  and  other  equally  pressing 
subjects.  I  am  not  unmindful  of  their  deep  importance. 

The  foreign  relations  of  our  country  ought  not  to  be  partisan,  but 
American.  If  restored  to  the  limitations  of  constitutional  authority  on 
the  one  hand,  and  to  the  protection  of  the  constitutional  rights  of  our 
citizens  on  the  other,  much  of  their  present  difficulty  would  disappear. 
There  can  be  no  sovereignty  without  a  corresponding  duty.  It  is  funda- 
mental that  each  citizen  is  entitled  to  the  equal  protection  of  the  laws. 
That  goes  with  his  citizenship  and  abides  where  he  lawfully  abides, 
whether  at  home  or  abroad.  This  inherent  right  must  be  restored  to  our 
people  and  observed  by  our  government.  The  persons  and  property  of 
Americans,  wherever  they  may  lawfully  be,  while  lawfully  engaged,  must 
forever  have  protection  sufficient  to  insure  their  safety  and  cause  the 
punishment  of  all  who  violate  it.  This  is  theirs  as  a  plain  constitutional 
duty.  A  government  diregarding  it  invites  the  contempt  of  the  worlc'» 
and  is  on  the  way  to  humiliation  and  war.  Rejecting  the  rule  of  law 
is  accepting  the  sword  of  force. 

The  country  cannot  be  securely  restored  to  a  peace  basis  in  anything 
until  a  peace  is  first  made  with  those  with  whom  we  have  been  at  war. 
The  Republicans  in  Congress,  realizing  that  because  of  the  necessary 
reliance  of  one  nation  on  another,  there  was,  more  than  ever  before, 
mutual  need  of  the  sustaining  influence  of  friendly  co-operation  and 
rapprochement,  twice  attempted  the  establishment  of  such  peace  by  offers 
of  ratification,  which  were  rejected  by  the  Democratic  administration.  No 
one  knows  now  whether  war  or  peace  prevails.  Our  Party  stands 
pledged  to  make  an  immediate  peace  as  soon  as  it  is  given  power  by  the 
people. 

The  proposed  League  of  Nations  without  reservations  as  submitted 
by  the  President  to  the  Senate  met  with  deserved  opposition  from  the 
Republican  Senators.  To  a  League  in  that  form,  subversive  of  the  tradi- 
tions and  the  independence  of  America,  the  Republican  Party  is  opposed. 
But  our  Party  by  the  record  of  its  members  in  the  Senate  and  by  the 
solemn  declaration  of  its  platform,  by  performance  and  by  promise,  ap- 


282  ACCEPTANCE 

proves  the  principle  of  agreement,  among  nations  to  preserve  peace,  and 
pledges  itself  to  the  making  of  such  an  agreement,  preserving  American 
independence,  and  rights,  as  will  meet  every  duty  America  owes  to  hu- 
manity. 

This  language  is  purposely  broad,  not  exclusive  but  in  inclusive.  The 
Republican  Party  is  not  narrow  enough  to  limit  itself  to  one  idea,  but 
wise  and  broad  enough  to  provide  for  the  adoption  of  the  best  plan  that 
can  be  devised  at  the  time  of  action.  The  Senate  received  a  concrete 
proposition,  utterly  unacceptable  without  modifications,  which  the  Repub- 
lican Senators  effected  by  reservations,  and  so  modified  twice  voted 
for  ratification,  which  the  Democratic  administration  twice  defeated.  The 
platform  approves  this  action  of  the  Senators.  The  Republicans  insisted 
on  reservations  which  limit.  The  Democratic  platform  and  record  permit 
"only  of  reservations  unessential  and  explanatory. 

We  have  been  taking  counsel  together  concerning  the  welfare  of 
America.  We  have  spent  much  time  discussing  the  affairs  of  government, 
yet  most  of  the  great  concourse  of  people  around  me  hold  no  public 
•office,  expect  to  hold  no  public  office.  Still  in  solemn  truth  they  are  the 
government,  they  are  America.  We  shall  search  in  vain  in  legislative 
halls,  executive  mansions,  and  the  chambers  of  the  judiciary  for  the 
.greatness  of  the  government  of  our  country.  We  shall  behold  there  but 
a  reflection,  not  a  reaity,  successful  in  proportion  to  its  accuracy. 

In  a  free  republic  a  great  government  is  the  product  of  a  great 
people.  They  will  look  to  themselves  rather  than  government  for  success. 
The  destiny,  the  greatness  of  Ameirca  lies  around  the  hearthstone.  If 
thrift  and  industry  are  taught  there,  and  the  example  of  self-sacrifice 
oft  appears,  if  honor  abide  there,  and  high  ideals,  if  there  the  building 
of  fortune  be  subordinate  to  the  building  of  character,  America  will  live 
in  security,  rejoicing  in  an  abundant  prosperity  and  good  government  at 
home,  and  in  peace,  respect,  and  confidence  abroad.  If  these  virtues 
be  absent  there  is  no  power  that  can  supply  these  blessings.  Look  well 
then  to  the  hearthstone,  therein  all  hope  for  America  lies. 


INDEX 


Achievements  of  party,  resolution  relative  to 236 

Adjournment,  final  240 

Roll  call  on  motion  for 192 

Allen,  Henry  J.,  placed  in  nomination  for  Vice-President 227 

Speech  nominating  Leonard  Wood  for  President 117 

Ahvard,  D.  E.,  elected  Reading  Clerk 34 

Anderson,  Henry  W.,  placed  in  nomination  for  Vice-President. ..  .228 

B 

Bache,  Jules  S.  speech  seconding  nomination  of  Miles  Poindexter. . 179 
Ballot  for  President,  First  184;  Second  186;  Third  189;  Fourth  193; 
Fifth   197;   Sixth  201;  Seventh   207;    Eighth  210;   Ninth  213; 
Tenth  219; 

Ballot   for   Vice-President 229,  232 

Bailey,   Willis   J.,    speech   nominating   Henry   J.   Allen   for   Vice- 
President 227 

Bancroft,  H.  H.,  elected  Reading  Clerk 34 

Beamish,  Richard  J.,  elected  Assistant  Secretary 34 

Beveridge,  Albert  J.,  called  to  preside 129 

Boswell,  Helen  Varick,  speech  seconding  nomination  of  Nicholas 

Murray    Butler    160 

Boyd,  Miss  Dell,  speech  seconding  nomination  of  Calvin  Coolidge.227 
Brown,   Hugh   Henry,  speech   seconding  nomination   of  Herbert 

Hoover    165 

Butler,  Marion,  speech  nominating  Jeter  C.  Pritchard  for  President  152 
Butler,  Nicholas  Murray,  speech  placing  in  nomination  for  Presi- 
dent    155 

Speech  seconding  nomination    160 

C 

Calder,   William   M.,   seconds   nomination   of   Irvine   L.    Lenroot 

for  Vice-President    225 

Cannon,  Joseph  G.,  remarks  by 89 

Carlson,  Fred  A.,  elected  Assistant  Reporter 34 

Chicago  Committee  on  Entertainment,  Invitations  from 40,  82 

Resolution   of  thanks    to.... 235 

Church,  Robert  R.,  remarks  on  report  of  Committee  on  Credentials  44 

283 


284  INDEX 

Coolidge,   Calvin,  life   of 248 

Committee  to  notify  of  nomination  for  Vice-President.  .234,  238 

Nominated  for  Vice-President *. 229,  232 

Speech  accepting  nomination   275 

Speech  notifying  of  nomination 273 

Speech  placing  in  nomination  for  President 148 

Speeches   seconding  nomination    150 

Speech  placing  in  nomination  for  Vice-President 226 

Speeches  seconding  nomination    226 

Committee,   National,   election  of 85,  92 

List  of    •• 85 

Notice  of  meeting  of   , 240 

Committees  of  Convention,  'Credentials    37,  43 

Escorting  temporary  chairman   to   platform 14 

Notification  of  candidate  for  President 234,  237 

Notification  of  candidate  for  Vice-President 234,  238 

Permanent  organization    38,  71 

Place  of  meeting  of    37 

Resolutions    40,  76,  84,  93,  109 

Rules  arid  order  of  business 39,  72 

Convention,  call   for    •  • 9 

Chairman,  permanent  election  of   71 

Chairman,  temporary  election  of   14 

Entertainment  of   40,  82,  235 

Officers  of,  election  of  permanent  71 

Officers  of,  election  of  temporary 34 

Officers,  list  of •  • 34 

Permanent  roll   of   44 

Proceedings  of,  resolution  for  printing 234 

Rules  and  order  of  business. 39,  72,  233 

Thanks  to  Officers,  resolution  of t 235 

Thanks  to  F.  W.  Upham  and  Entertainment  Committee. ..  .235 

Gorbett,  J.  B.,  elected  Assistant  "Reporter. 34 

Creager,    R.    B^,    speech    seconding    nomination    of   Warren    G. 

Harding 170 

Credentials,  Committee  on   37 

Report  of 43 

Cashing,  J.  T.,  elected  Tally  .Clerk 34 

D 

Davis,  Fred,  elected  Reading  Clerk 34 

Delegates  in  future  convention  resolution  relative  to 233 

Delegates,  roll  of  45 

Depew,  Chauncey  M.,  remarks  by 76 


INDEX  285 

\ 

Dobyns,  Mrs.  Fletcher,  speech  seconding  nomination  of  Frank  O. 

Lowden    131 

Doherty,    Richard,    speech    seconding   nomination    of    Hiram    W. 

Johnson    143 

Duffield,  Edward,  presents  report  of  Committee  on  Credentials 43 

E 

Edson,    Mrs.    Catherine   Philip,   speech    seconding  nomination    of 

Hiram  W.  Johnson    147 

F 

Fess,  Lehr,  elected  Parliamentarian 34 

Falk,  Harry  E.,  elected  Assistant  Reporter 34 

G 

Gannett,  Mrs.  Guy  P.,  elected  Assistant  Secretary 34 

Gibbons,  Cardinal  James,  elected  Chaplain 34 

Prayer  by  83 

Gillett,  Frederick  H.,  called  to  preside 199,  202 

Speech  placing  Calvin  Coolidge  in  nomination  for  President  148 
Gleason,  Lafayette  B.,  elected  permanent  Secretary 71 

Elected  temporary  Secretary  34 

Govanolli,  Harry,  elected  Assistant  Secretary 34 

Groner,  D.  Lawrence,  speech  placing  Henry  W.  Anderson  in 

nomination  for  Vice-President  228 

Gross,  Edwin  J.,  remarks  on  report  of  minority  of  Committee 

on  Resolutions  112 

Gurtler,  F.  H.,  elected  Assistant  Reporter 34 

H 

Hamilton,    Claude    T.,    speech    seconding    nomination    of    Calvin 

Coolidge   for   Vice-President 226 

Harding,  Warren  G.,  life  of 241 

Committee  to  notify  of  nomination 234,  238 

Nominated   for  President 224 

Speech   accepting   nomination    257 

Speech  notifying  of  nomination   254 

Speech  placing  in  nomination  for  President 168 

Speech   seconding  nomination 170 


286  INDEX 

Hart,   George  L.,  elected   official  reporter 34 

Hatfield,  McGuiness,  elected  Assistant  Sergeant-at-Arms 34 

Hays,  Will  H.,  calls  convention  to  order 7 

New  National  Committee  meeting    240 

Presents  recommendation  for  Temporary  Chairman 14 

Presents   recommendation  for  temporary  officers 34 

Presents  resolution  for  adjournment  without  day 240 

Herrick,    Myron    T.,    seconds    nomination    of    Irvine    L.    Lenroot 

for  Vice-President    225 

Hert,   Alvin   T.,   seconds    nomination    of   Irvine   L.    Lenroot   for 

Vice-President    225 

Hirsh,  Emil  G.,  elected  Chaplain 34 

Hoover,  Herbert,  speech  placing  in  nomination  for  President 161 

Seconding  speeches    165,   167 

Howard,  Guy  V.,  elected  Assistant  Sergeant-ait-Arms 34 

Howland,  Paul,  presents  report  of  Committee  on  Rules  and  Order 

of  Business   72 

Hyde,  Mrs.  Jeannette  A.,  elected  Assistant  Secretary 34 

J 

Johnson,  Hiram  W.,  speech  placing  in  nomination  for  President. .  132 
Speeches  seconding  nomination 140,  143,  146,  147 

K 

Knox,  Frank,  speech  seconding  nomination  of  Leonard  Wood 124 


Lenroot,    Irvine    L.,    speech    placing    in    nomination    for    Vice- 
President    224 

Seconding   speeches'    225 

Lodge,   Henry   Cabot,  elected  chairman   of  committee  to  notify 

candidate  for  President   234 

Elected  permanent   chairman    of  Convention 71 

Elected  temporary  chairman  of  Convention 14 

Rulings  by   93,   114,  223 

Speech  as  temporary  chairman 14 

Speech  notifying  candidate  for  President 254 

Lowden,  Frank  O.,  speech  placing  in  nomination  for  President. ...  126 
Speeches  seconding  nomination 129,   131,  132 


INDEX  287 

M 

Marshall,  John,  speech  seconding  nomination  of  Howard  Suther- 
land      182 

Martin,  Ed.,  elected  Tally  Clerk  34 

Merritt,  Carroll  B.,  elected  Announcer 34 

Miller,  Clarence  B.,  reads  call  for  Convention 9 

Miller,     Nathan     L.,     speech     nominating    Herbert     Hoover     for 

President   161 

Mills,  Ogden  L.,  speech  nominating  Nicholas  Murray  Butler  for 

President    155 

Morgan,  Mrs.  William  Y..  elected  Assistant  Secretary 34 

Moore,  J.  Hampton,  speech  placing  William  C.  Sproul  in  nomina- 
tion for   President    172 

Morrison,    Mrs.    Mary    Miller,   speech    seconding    nomination    of 

Herbert  Hoover    167 

Morrow,  Edwin  P.,  presents  report  of  Committee  on  Permanent 

Organization    71 

Speech  seconding  nomination  of  Frank  O.  Lowden 132 

Myers,  Johnstone,   elected   Chaplain 34 

Prayer  by    115 

Me 

McCamant,  Wallace,  speech  placing  Calvin  Coolidge  in  nomina- 
tion  for  Vice-President    226 

McCarter,  Mrs.  Margaret  Hill,  remarks  by 81 

McCormick,  Medill,  report  from  Committee  on  Resolutions 84 

Speech  nominating  Irvine  L.  Lenroot  for  Vice-President. ..  .225 

McWhorter,  Gardiner  Alphens,  elected  Chaplain 34 

N 

National   Committee — 

Election  of   85,  93,  236 

List  of   85 

Meeting  of    240 

Nicholson,  Thomas,  elected  Chaplain 34 

Prayer   by    196 

Nominating  speeches  for  candidates  for  President — 

Nicholas  Murray  Butler,  by  Ogden  L.  Mills 155 

Calvin  Coolidge,  by  Francis  H.  Gillett 148 

Warren  G.  Harding,  by  Frank  B.  Willis 168 

Herbert  Hoover,  by  Nathan  L.  Miller 161 

Hiram  W.  Johnson,  by  Charles  Stetson  Wheeler 132 


288  INDEX 

Frank  O.  Lowden,  by  William  H.  Rodenburgh 126 

Miles  Poindexter,  by  George  H.  Walker 176 

Jeter  C.  Pritchard,  by  Marion  Butler 152 

William  C.  Sproul,  by  J.  Hampton  Moore 172 

Howard  Sutherland,  by  Joseph  M.  Sanders 179 

Leonard  Wood,  by  Henry  J.  Allen 117 

Nomination  for  President — 

Ballot    No.    One 184 

Two   186 

Three    189 

Four    193 

Five    197 

Six    201 

Seven    207 

Eight    210 

Nine    213 

Ten    219 

Nomination  for  Vice-President — 

Ballot  for   229,  232 

Notification   of  candidate  for   President 254 

Notification  of  candidate   for  Vice-President 273 

Notification  committees  on — 

President    234,  237 

Vice-President    234,   238 

Chairmen    of    234 

O 

Officers  of  Convention — 

Permanent  chairman   71 

Temporary   chairman    14 

Permanent  officers    71 

Temporary  officers    34 

Thanks   to,   resolution   of 235 

O'Neil,   Charles   P.y  speech   seconding  nomination  of  Hiram  W. 

Johnson   ...... 146 

P 

Pfeifer,    Mrs.   Alexandra   Carlisle,    speech   seconding   nomination 

of   Calvin   Coolidge    150 

Phillips,  Herman  A.,  elected  Parliamentarian 34 

Pickett,  Charles   E.,  speech  seconding  nomination  of  Frank  O. 

Lowden    129 


INDEX  289 

Platform,  report  of  resolutions  committee 93 

Report  of  resolutions  committee  minority 109 

Resolution   to  amend    114 

Poindexter,  Miles,  speech  placing  in  nomination  for  President. .  .176 

Speech  seconding  nomination    179 

Points   of  order  by  Lawrence  G.  Sherman 114 

H.  F.  MacGregor   233 

Prayers   by — 

Cardinal  James  Gibbons    83 

Johnstone   Myers    115 

Thomas    Nicholson    196 

John  Timothy  Stone 40 

Charles  Edward  Woodcock   7 

President — 

Ballot  on  nomination  of,  First 184 

Second    186 

Third    189 

Fourth    193 

Fifth     197 

Sixth    201 

Seventh    207 

Eighth    210 

Ninth    :..    213 

Tenth    219 

Committee  to  notify  candidate 237 

Speech  presenting  name  of,  Nicholas  Murray  Butler 155 

Calvin    Coolidge 148 

Warren   G.   Harding   168 

Herbert  Hoover 161 

Hiram  W.  Johnson   132 

Frank  O.  Lowden  126 

Miles   Poindexter 176 

Jeter  C.  Pritchard 152 

William  C.  Sproul    172 

Howard  Sutherland   179 

Leonard  Wood    117 

Speeches  seconding  nomination  for  President  by — 

Jules  S.  Bache  179 

Helen  Varick   Boswell    160 

Hugh  Henry  Brown   165 

R.   B.   Creager    „ 170 

Mrs.   Fletcher  Dobyns   131 

Richard    Doherty    143 

Mrs.  Kath«rine  Philip  Edson   147 


290  INDEX 

Frank    Knox    124 

John  Marshall    182 

Mary  Miller  Morrison    167 

Edwin  P.  Morrow    132 

Charles    P.   O'Xeil    146 

Mrs.  Alexandra  Carlisle  Pfeifer   150 

Charles  E.  Pickett    129 

Corinne  Roosevelt  Robinson   125 

William  I.  Schaffer   175 

Thomas  D.   Schall    : 140 

Pritchard,  Jeter  C.,  speech  placing  in  nomination  for  President..  ..152 
Proceedings  of  Convention,  resolution  for  printing 234 

R 

Ragsdale,  Thad.  E.,  elected  Assistant  Reporter 34 

Remmell,   H.   L.,   speech   seconding  nomination   of  candidate   for 

Vice-President    225,   226 

Reports   of — 

Committee  on   Credentials    43 

Committee  on  permanent  organization    71 

Committee  on  resolutions  (platform) 76,  84,  93 

Committee   on   resolutions    (minority) 109 

Committee  on  resolutions    (to  amend) 114 

Committee  on  rules  and  order  of  business 72 

Representation    in    future    Conventions    34 

Resolutions,  relative  to  achievements   of  party 236 

Appointment  of  committees  on  credentials 35 

Notification   of  -candidate   for   President 234 

Notification  of  candidate  for  Vice-President 234 

Notification  of  committee  chairmen 234 

Permanent    organization     35 

Rules  and  Order  of  Business 36,  233 

Election  of  National  Committee 85,  93,  236 

Printing  proceedings  of  Convention    234 

Representation  in  future   Conventions 233 

Rules  of  Convention   35 

Seconding    speeches     87 

Thanks  to  officers  of '  Conven tion 235 

Thanks  to  Fred  W.  Upham  and  Entertainment  Committee.  .235 

Theodore    Roosevelt,   death   of 116 

Vacancies,  to  fill    234 

Resolutions,  report  of  committee   (platform) 93 

Resolutions,  report  of  minority  of  committee 109 

Report,  resolution  to  amend   114 


INDEX  291 

Robinson,    Mrs.    Corinne    Roosevelt,    speech    seconding    nomina- 
tion of  Leonard  Wood  125 

Rodenburgh,   William   A.,   speech   placing  Frank   O.   Lowden   in 

nomination    126 

Roll  of  Convention    44 

Roosevelt,  Theodore,  resolutions  relative  to  death  of 116 

Rules  and  Order  of  Business 72 

Rulings  on  points  of  order 114,  223 

Ryan,  James  R.,  elected  Chief  of  Doorkeepers ». 34 

Roll   calls   on — 

Adjournment    192 

Presidential  nomination — 

First    ballot     184 

Second    ballot    186 

Third  ballot    189 

Fourth  ballot    193 

Fifth    ballot    197 

Sirth    ballot     201 ' 

Seventh    ballot    : . .  207 

Eighth   ballot    210 

Ninth  ballot   213 

Tenth  ballot    219 

Vice-President,  nomination  of  229 

S 

Sanders,  Joseph  M.,  speech  placing  Howard  Sutherland  in  nomi- 
nation   for    President    179 

Schaffer,  William   I.,  speech  seconding  nomination  of  William 

C.  Sproul   175 

Schall,  Thomas    D.,   speech   seconding  nomination   of   Hiram  W. 

Johnson    14° 

Smoot,  Reed,  called  to  chair 161,  215 

Speeches,   seconding,   to   limit 87 

Sproul,  Willjam  C.,  speech  placing  in  nomination  for  President. .  .172 

Seconding    speech     175 

Stanley,  O.  W.,  elected  Assistant  Reporter 34 

State    delegation,   tchairmen    of 239 

Stone,  John  Timothy,  elected  Chaplain 34 

Prayer,    by    41 

Sutherland,  Howard,  speech  placing  in  nomination  for  President.  .179 
Speech  seconding  nomination    182 

T 

Thayer,  Edward  P.,  elected  Sergeant-at-Arms 34 

Townsend,  W.,  elected  Announcer 34 


292  INDEX 

U 
Upham,  Fred  W.,  thanks  to,  resolution  of 235 

V 

Vacancies  on  ticket,  resolution  relative  to .'.  .234 

Vice-President — 

CaWin   Coolidge,  nominated  for 229,  232 

Committees  to  notify  candidate 238 

Vice-President,  speech  presenting  name  of — 

Henry  J.   Allen    227 

Henry  W.   Anderson    227 

,     Calvin    Coolidge    226 

Irvine    L.    Lenroot    •  ••• 224 

Speeches  seconding  nomination  for  Vice-President,  by — 

Miss   Dell   Boyd    227 

William   M.   Calder   225 

Claude  T.   Hamilton    226 

Myron  T.  Herrick   225 

Alvin  T.  Hert    ., 225 

H.  L.  Remmel   225,  226 

W 

Waite,  Will.  A.,  elected  Announcer 34 

Walker,    George    H.,    speech    nominating    Miles    Poindexter    for 

President   176 

Warren,  Charles  B.,  called  to  preside 235 

Watson,  James  E.,  presents  report  of  Committee  on  Resolutions.  .93 
Wheeler,  Charles  Stetson,  speech  placing  Hiram  W.  Johnson  in 

nomination  for  President    132 

Williamson,  Thomas,  elected  Reading  Clerk 34 

Willis,  Frank  B.,  speech  placing  Warren  G.  Harding  in  nomina- 
tion for  President   168 

Called  to  preside  over  Convention .' 225 

Wilson,  Fred  H.,  elected  Chief  Assistant  Secretary 34 

Woiod,  Leonard,  speech  placing  in  nomination  for  President 117 

Speeches    seconding  nominations 124,    125 

Woodcock,  Charles   E.,  elected   Chaplain 34 

Prayer  by    7 


Yost,  Mrs.   Ellis  A.,   elected  Tally  Clerk 34 


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